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Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat)
From: "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon () cox net>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:35:19 -0600
Roland Perry wrote:
In article <578F3C8F6DD3D411850600508BF320CA03A60E64 () aries-exch1 uk eu corp.vizzavi.net>, "Pendergrass, Greg" <Greg.Pendergrass () vodafone com> writesif you want to call an ambulance you DON'T use the internetAnd you also need a way to persuade the Ambulance Service not to terminate their calls via VoIP, or send dispatch instructions via public-IP over GSM (or whatever) to their vehicles.
I think we will need also to make it illegal (to control the liability issues) to need emergency assistance in a place whose only link is via "public-IP". (I hear that there are places in Papua New Guinea that are being brought "on-line" where everything (EVERYthing) else is stone-age-standard.)
Or the IP bits need to be assured as "good enough" that it doesn't matter.It's perhaps three years since I heard that there was real possibility of some of the above. That stable door may be more open than you think.
Current thread:
- RE: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Pendergrass, Greg (Feb 26)
- How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Roland Perry (Feb 26)
- Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Feb 26)
- Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Roland Perry (Feb 26)
- RE: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Brian Knoblauch (Feb 26)
- Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Feb 26)
- Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 26)
- Re: How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Roland Perry (Feb 26)
- How relable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Roland Perry (Feb 26)
- RE: How reliable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Steve Gibbard (Feb 26)
- Re: How reliable does the Internet need to be? (Was: Re: Converged Network Threat) Stephen Sprunk (Feb 28)