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Fletcher replies: > > I see no "of course." Are there some applications which require this > level of service in a WAN? Probably. Are there many? Probably not. > Is end-to-end relability and performance more important for the *vast* > majority of applications? Yes! > I'll concede the fact that the number of 'surf the net' applications far exceed the number of real-time systems in the Internet. But, we am working on a WAN project that required real time data delivery every few seconds across the US to numerous sites. Even though the numbers are few *today* they do exist and are growing in number and complexity. In fact, there are numerous applications and system designs just waiting for the 'network to support real-time services.' Just because real-time services are in the minority of datagram services, does not translate to 'the world should not support real-time services'. If that is the logic that is used to make decisions, then let's stop funding libraries because the vast majority get their information from television! Real-time WAN services with concrete .99999+ availability of QoS is one of the growth areas of the next decade, BTW, and is a much differnet service that providing access so 'Joe&Judy surf-the-net' can pull down yet another file. There are numerous applications for real-time datagram delivery systems. ATM may not be the underlying transport, as mentioned; but there is an emerging market for .99999+ datagram services. The average IP provider may never see this market, but believe me, they exists. High regards, Tim
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