Observing traffic prioritization in Comcast’s network
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Re: Observing traffic prioritization in Comcast’s network
#2Sooo.... if comcast prioritizes Xfinity traffic at a DOCSIS level and not an IP level, it's not violating net neutrality?
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#3When I load this on my iPad a white div appears and covers up the text after the page finishes loading. Anyone else?
Re: Observing traffic prioritization in Comcast’s network
#4Sooo.... if comcast prioritizes Xfinity traffic at a DOCSIS level and not an IP level, it's not violating net neutrality?
hey Zac. I'm the author of the post.
That, or something like it, is Comcast's argument. Which makes no sense. This is a video streaming service, it's prioritized, and it's delivered just like other video streaming services are. Hopefully the data reflects this.
Re: Observing traffic prioritization in Comcast’s network
#5Sooo.... if comcast prioritizes Xfinity traffic at a DOCSIS level and not an IP level, it's not violating net neutrality?
hey Zac. I'm the author of the post. That, or something like it, is Comcast's argument. Which makes no sense. This is a video streaming service, it's prioritized, and it's delivered just like other video streaming services are. Hopefully the data reflects this.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cable_Communications_Policy_A...
Cable transmissions are not 'internet video' transmissions. They are different. Your cable tv is a 'video streaming service' too. Xfinity tv is probably a cable communications ie. cable tv, not an internet communication (i.e. streaming tv). It's how you define it to the FCC.
Re: Observing traffic prioritization in Comcast’s network
#6When I load this on my iPad a white div appears and covers up the text after the page finishes loading. Anyone else?
Yes, same for me.
Re: Observing traffic prioritization in Comcast’s network
#7Sooo.... if comcast prioritizes Xfinity traffic at a DOCSIS level and not an IP level, it's not violating net neutrality?
hey Zac. I'm the author of the post. That, or something like it, is Comcast's argument. Which makes no sense. This is a video streaming service, it's prioritized, and it's delivered just like other video streaming services are. Hopefully the data reflects this.
The key is that Comcast does not stream its conent to nomn Cable TV subscribers. If it did, it would bea violation, but this just seems like an alternative way of accessing Cable TV, which still needs to compete with Netflix/etc on price and content.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
hey Zac. I'm the author of the post. That, or something like it, is Comcast's argument. Which makes no sense. This is a video streaming service, it's prioritized, and it's delivered just like other video streaming services are. Hopefully the data reflects this.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cable_Communications_Policy_A... Cable transmissions are not 'internet video' transmissions. They are different. Your cable tv is a 'video streaming service' too. Xfinity tv is probably a cable communications ie. cable tv, not an internet communication (i.e. streaming tv). It's how you define it to the FCC.
I agree that Comcast is in fact trying to classify this service as a Title VI service. The implementation of this specific service seems to have far more in common with Netflix than standard cable service (even including VoD streams delivered to your STB.)
Whether the FCC considers this as a Title VI service or not is yet to be seen.
Re: Observing traffic prioritization in Comcast’s network
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
hey Zac. I'm the author of the post. That, or something like it, is Comcast's argument. Which makes no sense. This is a video streaming service, it's prioritized, and it's delivered just like other video streaming services are. Hopefully the data reflects this.
The key is that Comcast does not stream its conent to nomn Cable TV subscribers. If it did, it would bea violation, but this just seems like an alternative way of accessing Cable TV, which still needs to compete with Netflix/etc on price and content.
You need to be a Comcast subscriber to use their iPad app, but they don't have to prioritize traffic or exempt it from bandwidth limits for it to work.
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#10When I load this on my iPad a white div appears and covers up the text after the page finishes loading. Anyone else?
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