Debate : What sphere should the i/net fall under?

[Quazzi]

Legacy and current internet connections usually involve a link to a set of autonomous computers through a link provided by a telecommunications provider.

Should this be the case?? I know telecommunications (in general) is quite developed but then why do we have the concept of internet via power lines? This begs the question, should the internet be accessed via a telecomms link or some other type of network linking strategy?

IMHO, telecomms doesn't seem to handle the demand required by internet users at all. My reason is based on the fact that new products are always being introduced to the (dying) telecomms market. Surely there should be some type of network structure designed specifically for the internet, and not modify an existing service or product to make it available.

What do you guys think?

 

[bacchus]

The ideal would be a net that is not based on a medium that is made of parts owned and maintained by individuals. I'm thinking of something similar to the low radio freq that amateur guys work with. The signals bounce back and forth between the earth and atmosphere and a signal can basically travel around the globe.

There is no medium that is owned or controlled by anybody and thus no costs associated witht he medium. Sounds like something from a bad SciFi movie, but something similar would solve a lot of problems. Just a thought

 

[CrazyMadMan]

Nicely said Bacchus, internet via power lines have been tested and the interference made it almost unusable, so we must therefore have the most advanced telecommunication service in the world cause everything is unusable here. LAN via power line was also tried with the same results. Too much packet loss made this concept fall out the window very quickly. Much like I want to do to everyone at Telkom, make them fall out a window, very quickly.

We will rise above this.
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Fantasy is what people want, reality is what they need.

 

[Jerrek]

Well, that depends if you talk in general or just in South Africa. So, I'll give you my perspective in general.

The exchange of information is telecommunications. At first it was beeps (morse code), telegraphs, and then it involved to crude voice, and then into data, and now voice over IP (voice over data).

A trunk line is a very big line, relatively speaking. A T1 can handle 1.544 Mbps, and a T3 can do 45 Mbps. OC (optical carrier) lines can carry 100s of Mbps and can go up to several Gbps.

This is in effect a dedicated telecom line. It is made for telecommunications. No matter what, the internet requires that you connect people together, and that is the job of the telecommunication providers. Now that can be several mediums: cable, telecom lines (Tx lines, OCx lines), xDSL, wireless, powerline, etc.

At this time I guess a fantasy would be to have a sort of wireless internet where everyone can broadcast and receive everyone else's signals at superfast rates, but that isn't really practical just yet.

For the time being, I believe that fixed lines of high capacity is the best bet. That includes cable and telecom lines (Tx, OCx lines). DSL is just a technology that is a bit shaky, IMHO, because it degrades so fast.