New schedule - Spring 2009
We are finalizing the new schedule for Spring 2009.
Check out the new sessions scheduled so far:
Course 101: Telecom, Datacom and Networking for Non-Engineers
Course 130: Understanding Voice over IP
BOOT CAMP: Course 101+130 together - save 30%
Course 110: Understanding IP Telecom: IP, VoIP and MPLS for Non-Engineers
Don’t miss Course 101 and 130 together in TRINIDAD being held in conjunction with
CANTO, the Carribean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations
Is the Internet a Public Utility?
Reading articles and blogs about Net Neutrality, one often sees the justification for government interference in the operation of IP networks to allow people stealing copyrighted works using bittorrent (the net neutrality advocates) to consume bandwidth 24/7 at line speed “because the Internet is a public utility.”
It ain’t. The Internet is a business.
Net neutrality - not. VideoTutorial on Service Level Agreements, traffic shaping and traffic policing
watch in higher quality on youtube’s site
When someone demands “net neutrality”, they usually mean that the network must not discriminate between applications being carried in IP packets; that identical transmission characteristics (throughput, delay, number of errors, etc.) are to be provided for all packets regardless of what is being carried in them. They claim (correctly) that this is not the case at present, that the network service provider is “throttling” certain applications, “slowing down” or “shaping” traffic (the correct term is “policing”) and that this, in their opinion, must stop.
This video tutorial explains Service Level Agreements, traffic profiles, transmission characteristics, and how Differentiated Services (Diff-Serv) is implemented to be able to provide different transmission characteristics for different kinds of traffic - the EXACT OPPOSITE of net neutrality.
It is taken from Teracom’s DVD video V9 Understanding Voice over IP 2: Voice Packetization • Voice Quality • Codecs, Jitter and Packet Loss • Diff-Serv • Network QoS with MPLS
ALL “NET NEUTRALITY” ARTICLES:
Net Neutrality - Foolish, ignorant or disingenuous?
Net Neutrality II: If the power company allowed this, your electrical bill would double
Is the Internet a Public Utility?
Visit Teracom Training Institute for more information on telecommunications training and voip training