Prioritizing vs. more bandwith

Quote of Note: Gary Bachula (vice president for external affairs of Internet2)

"When we first began to deploy our Abilene network, our engineers started with the assumption that we should find technical ways of prioritizing certain kinds of bits, such as streaming video, or video conferencing, in order to assure that they arrive without delay. As it developed, though, all of our research and practical experience supported the conclusion that it was far more cost effective to simply provide more bandwidth. With enough bandwidth in the network, there is no congestion and video bits do not need preferential treatment."

[via isen.blog]

Tags: Stupid network, prioritizing, Isen, Bachula