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Richard L. Barnes
rbarnes at bbn.com
Mon Jan 31 15:55:38 CET 2011
It also seems like there are some things to learn here about how complex a network (or collection of networks) can be subject to this sort of shut-down. Iljitsch over at Ars Technica, for instance, is making the claiming that the more complex technical environment (not *legal*) in some other countries could make this harder. <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/how-egypt-or-how-your-government-could-shut-down-the-internet.ars> I haven't thought about exactly what they would be, but it seems like there are some measurements that could be done to back up this claim, i.e., to evaluate the "shut-down-ability" of a national infrastructure, or conversely, its robustness. Things like diversity of connectivity across providers and physical interconnection points come to mind. --Richard On Jan 31, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Daniel Karrenberg wrote: > About what we are doing: > > There is much mis-information and conjecture going on. Therefore it is > important to get measurable facts out there in real time. We are being > careful with analysis and conscious about not causing further breakage. > But there is value in documenting the facts. > > About ISOC: > > It is ISOC's role to make policy statements supporting "The Internet is > for Everyone!" and as an ISOC trustee I fully support that. > > About what the RIRs could do: > > I am not sure if it would be appropriate for the RIPE NCC to make policy > statements on this issue. What would be the legitimacy of such > statements? What would they do to the neutrality of the RIPE NCC? > > RIPE making a statement is an entirely different matter. That process > is best started by enlisting support among the RIPE community, on the > RIPE list and by talking to the chair. > > Daniel >
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