HLS, July 4, 2002. tales of the allowed (1) broadcasters.

<access>

HLS, July 4, 2002

<stories>

tales of the allowed

(1) broadcasters

1934

1934organ recital

1934organ recital

Empire State Building

1934organ recital

Empire State BuildingLong Island

FM radio

less static

higher fidelity

penetrates ionosphere

RCA

“I thought Armstrong would invent some kind of a filter to

remove static from our AM radio. I didn’t think he’d start a

revolution -- start up a whole damn new industry to compete

with RCA.”

“I thought Armstrong would invent some kind of a filter to

remove static from our AM radio. I didn't think he’d start a

revolution -- start up a whole damn new industry to compete

with RCA.”

FCC

patents

6 years

1954

FM

Not allowed.

(2) operators

1964

1964Paul Baran

1964Paul Baran

Rand

1964Paul Baran

RandDepartment of Defense

“packet switching”

AT&T

(1) “will never possibly work”

(2) “damned if we’ll allow the creation of a

competitor to ourself.”

(2) “damned if we’ll allow the creation of a

competitor to ourself.”

The Internet.

Not allowed.

</stories>

<general argument>

1. Creativity and innovation always builds on the past.

2. The past always tries to control the creativity that builds on it.

3. Free societies enable the future by limiting the past.

4. Ours is less and less a free society.

<access argument>

internet is an architecture

it is an architecture that allows

“end-to-end argument”

saltzer, clark and reed

e2e

put intelligence at the ends; keep network simple

Simple networks,

Simple networks,smart applications.

AT&T

uses

uses uses

usesusesuses

may I?

AT&T

uses

uses uses

usesusesuses

allowed

e2euses

uses

uses

uses

uses

uses

e2euses

uses

uses

uses

uses

uses

e2euses

uses

uses

uses

uses

uses

e2euses

uses

uses

uses

uses

uses

“want”

an architecture that allows

consequences

Arch(AT&T) vs.

Arch(e2e)

(1) Number of innovators: AT&T

= # owners of network

(1) Number of innovators: e2e

= # people connected to the

network

(2) Kinds of innovation: AT&T

= innovation that benefits the

network owners

(2) Kinds of innovation: e2e

= innovation that people want

“innovations”

“innovations”

Kahn/Cerf

“innovations”

Kahn/Cerf—kids

“innovations”

Kahn/Cerf—kidsWorld Wide Web

“innovations”

Kahn/Cerf—kidsWorld Wide Web—

CERN/Swiss

“innovations”


CERN/SwissICQ

“innovations”


CERN/SwissICQ—Israeli

“innovations”



HoTMaiL

“innovations”



HoTMaiL—Indian

kids&

non-Americans

not network owners

b/c ofe2e

where is e2e?

the Internet

Content

Logical

Physical

the Internet

Content

Logical e2e

Physical

the Internet

ContentWindows

mp3s

Logical e2e

Physical

the Internet

ContentWindows

mp3s

Logical e2e

Physical telephones

the Internet

ContentWindows

mp3s

Logical e2e

Physical cable

the Internet

ContentWindows

mp3s

Logical e2e

Physicalcable

wireless

the Internet

ContentWindows

mp3s

Logical Free

Physicalcable

wireless

the Internet

Content Free/Control

Logical Free

Physicalcable

wireless

the Internet


Logical Free

PhysicalFree to

Controlled

a “pure” router

a “pure” router

blind

a “smart” router

blind


blind

intelligence


blind

intelligence who


blind

intelligence who

what


blind

intelligence who

what

where


I can see!

intelligence who

what

where

smart routers

discriminating routers

power to “allow”

corrupting e2e

e.g.

“cable families”

Video

Video

Video

Video

Video

?

“blood sucked from our veins.”

“blood sucked from our veins.”

the Internet


Logical e2e

Physical cable

the Cable-net


Logical e2e

Physical cable

corrupted core

e2e

the Cable-net


Logical e2e

Physical cable

corrupted core

e2e

Help!

innovation as network allows

content as network allows

end of e2e

</access argument>

</argument>

</access>

HLS, July 4, 2002. tales of the allowed (1) broadcasters.

Documents

att slide

allowed slide

static slide

architecture slide

rca slide

fm slide

reed slide

ionosphere slide