We think of OTT (Over the Top) as competitors to the carriers these days, but before the Internet went commercial the network was designed to be over the top of the carrier network. If you think of customers in the abstract, which in theory has implications for peer-to-peer as well, you can see not all services are over the top.
So here is the issue. The value of a network is in its endpoints (even if I think the network’s cost-value is based on its efficiency). Many OTT services give the carriers credit for just being there and simply expand their processing and transmission without any regard to the impact on the network. That’s even though the people in charge of the network are experts at aggregation, which I bring up because it highlights a flaw in the discussions about Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and the nature of the operators.
First, let me sing the praises of the Operations Operators. You may feel – rightfully – that your needs are not getting met, but like a coal man on a locomotive, the guys running the network very rarely have a network failure...Read More
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