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Entrepreneurial Traffic Management And The Internet Engineering Task Force

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  • Günter Knieps

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The changing role of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard setting process, from designing and implementing the best effort transmission control protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) as a universal standard towards a platform for dealing with the increasing need for variety in the design of a Quality of Service (QoS) differentiated traffic management architecture, is demonstrated. The IETF's contributions to flexible open transmission architecture, able to provide the required traffic qualities for the different applications, constitute the relevant pillars of a Generalized Differentiated Service (DiffServ) architecture. Further, the role of entrepreneurial traffic management within the Generalized DiffServ architecture, and the division of labor between the IETF and entrepreneurial traffic management, is analyzed. Within the “umbrella” architecture of Generalized DiffServ with the potential to combine basic elements of QoS differentiated traffic architectures, a flexible framework for entrepreneurial traffic quality differentiation strategies is evolving. Its basic characteristic is market-driven network neutrality with all applications bearing the opportunity costs of their required traffic capacities. Consequently, an artificial market split between best effort TCP/IP and managed services would conflict with the integrated service approach of the IETF. Finally, the implementation of Generalized DiffServ via Next Generation Networks is considered.

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  • Günter Knieps, 2015. "Entrepreneurial Traffic Management And The Internet Engineering Task Force," Journal of Competition Law and Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 11(3), pages 727-745.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jcomle:v:11:y:2015:i:3:p:727-745.
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    Cited by:

    1. Bauer, Johannes M. & Knieps, Günter, 2018. "Complementary innovation and network neutrality," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 172-183.
    2. Günter Knieps, 2017. "Internet of Things, future networks, and the economics of virtual networks," Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, , vol. 18(3-4), pages 240-255, September.
    3. Knieps, Günter, 2019. "Internet of Things, big data and the economics of networked vehicles," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(2), pages 171-181.

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    JEL classification:

    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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