[104077] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [Nanog] Lies, Damned Lies,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Galbraith)
Wed Apr 23 18:36:41 2008
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:36:12 -0500
From: "Brandon Galbraith" <brandon.galbraith@gmail.com>
To: "michael.dillon@bt.com" <michael.dillon@bt.com>
In-Reply-To: <D03E4899F2FB3D4C8464E8C76B3B68B00262A713@E03MVC4-UKBR.domain1.systemhost.net>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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On 4/23/08, michael.dillon@bt.com <michael.dillon@bt.com> wrote:
>
> > Well. here's your problem; depending on the architecture, the
> > IP addressing structure doesn't necessarily map to the
> > network's cost structure. This is why I prefer the
> > P4P/DillTorrent announcement model.
>
>
> What's with these cute cryptic and ultimately meaningless names?
>
> I used the term "topology guru" because I wanted something that
> halfway describes what is going on. Coining a word with "torrent"
> in it is wrong because this kind of topology guru can be used with
> any P2P protocol. And P4P seems more like a brand name that tries
> to leverage off the term P2P.
>
> --Michael Dillon
>
> Perhaps call it TopoMaster, and make it an open protocol that any app that
needs to move lots o' bits around can use.
-brandon
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