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Originally Posted by popper
one thing i think could be done with any new commissioned kit STB/CM/etc is to include a mobile/WiMax or even the new 11N chipset with Mesh networking included, then a whole new private/wireless network could be built up over time and be used as a base for a multicasting/P2P distribution for both the users and the core NTL Near/VOD for instance.
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You've obviously not tried multicasting over wireless where you have multiple paths to / from your APs. Not pleasant to say the least, even with PIM-SM.
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Originally Posted by James Henry
Well no, it's a major use of it and a major PITA for service providers. However while the legal content isn't available then it's not really surprising things go as they do. Have no sympathy for people who download for the sake of it though, nor people who send out endless amounts of gack on resi lines.
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I agree. I maintain the backbone of a residential network at a University (4700 student bedrooms on it) and I have to say that the P2P traffic is the biggest PITA. It's an ongoing battle between the software the students run and firmware updates for our traffic shapers on the border. Luckily as we're essentially a closed environment, we have the power to take the students through disciplinaries involving their Personal Tutors or Head of School if they become too much of a problem
One of my friends in Sweden has a 100 / 10 connection at home, delivered on fibre. Contention ratio is 50:1. It costs him 300 SEK per month (approximately £22.50) . If only the UK had been more prepared for the technological age!
On a different note, I still want to know when / if NTL will be rolling out PIM-SM or similar to their CM network. There's a lot of nice multicast content available at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/multicast/channels.shtml - of course if NTL won't be doing native multicast any time soon then I'll just tunnel it on to the network at work, but that involves effort!