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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:50:56 -0500 From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com> Subject: DARPA's Active Network page
I saw an article on this in InfoWorld. NAI/TIS and DARPA talking about putting self-switching packets into the network. I don't see this as too far off from packets purchasing their passage across the network with micromoney of some kind.
How does the packet know what is a good price or a bad price as it makes each hop? Whose processor is it using to run its program to evaluate the costs? Who pays for that processor cost on a node that isn't selected? Who has access to the audit trail? How does a reliable copy get back to the originator? How does it do this in an anonymous network? ____________________________________________________________________ What raises the standard of living may well diminish the quality of life. The Club of Rome The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------