Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Network Non-Discrimination and Quality of Service

van Schewick, Barbara. "Network Non-Discrimination and Quality of Service." Internet Architecture and Innovation website, June 13, 2012.
 
From the blog: "Over the past ten years, the debate over “network neutrality” has remained one of the central debates in Internet policy. Governments all over the world have been investigating whether legislative or regulatory action is needed to limit the ability of providers of Internet access services to interfere with the applications, content and services on their networks… The precise contours of a non-discrimination rule have important implications: Non-discrimination rules affect how the core of the network can evolve, how network providers can manage their networks, and whether they can offer Quality of Service.[1]

On Monday, I published a white paper titled Network Neutrality and Quality of Service: What a Non-Discrimination Rule Should Look Like. It discusses the relationship between network neutrality, non-discrimination rules and Quality of Service in more detail. The paper:

* Provides the first detailed analysis of the Federal Communications Commissions’ non-discrimination rule and of its implications for network providers’ ability to manage their networks and offer Quality of Service;

* Offers the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between network neutrality and Quality of Service; and

* Proposes a non-discrimination rule that policy makers should adopt around the world – a rule that the FCC adopted at least in part." Read more

See also
van Schewick, Barbara. Network Neutrality and Quality of Service: What a Non-Discrimination Rule Should Look Like. The Center for Internet and Society, June 11, 2012.