Re: NDAA passed: Internet and Online Streaming Services Emergency Alert Study

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

Then modify the underlying OS to accommodate it. 




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Mike Hammett 
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----- Original Message -----

From: "Michael Thomas" <mike () mtcc com> 
To: nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 8:53:38 AM 
Subject: Re: NDAA passed: Internet and Online Streaming Services Emergency Alert Study 




On 1/4/21 6:44 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: 



What makes the most sense is the underlying OS does the work and not each individual app. 


The underlying OS gets these alerts from some aggregator that collects this information from all jurisdictions. 


Doing it at the app layer seems foolish. 




That probably makes sense generally, but for things like earthquakes which have tight requirements (= < 10 seconds), 
you probably need specialized apps. 


Mike