Re: eSurvellance via cable modem?
Doing a little research to be up to speed on cable... PacketCable is interesting, as it talks about online gaming, telephony, etc... but check out this part of the spec. http://www.packetcable.com/specs/pkt-sp-esp-I01-991229.pdf
At 09:30 PM 3/2/01 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
Doing a little research to be up to speed on cable... PacketCable is interesting, as it talks about online gaming, telephony, etc... but check out this part of the spec.
Nothing really surprising here. This spec, as I understand it, applies only to VoIP connections established through the service provider's Call Management System (their equivalent of a PBX). If users employ their own SW to do call placement it doesn't come under the spec. (Of course, that means you also don't get the improved latency characteristics offered by the ISP for their VoIP terminated calls). steve
Interesting tho that they make a point several times that they aren't under CALEA, but seem to be extremely ready to roll right over regardless, including for non-VoIP taps. Steve Schear wrote:
At 09:30 PM 3/2/01 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
Doing a little research to be up to speed on cable... PacketCable is interesting, as it talks about online gaming, telephony, etc... but check out this part of the spec.
Nothing really surprising here. This spec, as I understand it, applies only to VoIP connections established through the service provider's Call Management System (their equivalent of a PBX). If users employ their own SW to do call placement it doesn't come under the spec. (Of course, that means you also don't get the improved latency characteristics offered by the ISP for their VoIP terminated calls).
steve
At 09:20 PM 3/3/01 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
Interesting tho that they make a point several times that they aren't under CALEA, but seem to be extremely ready to roll right over regardless, including for non-VoIP taps.
And this surprises?
Steve Schear wrote:
At 09:30 PM 3/2/01 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
Doing a little research to be up to speed on cable... PacketCable is interesting, as it talks about online gaming, telephony, etc... but check out this part of the spec.
Nothing really surprising here. This spec, as I understand it, applies only to VoIP connections established through the service provider's Call Management System (their equivalent of a PBX). If users employ their own SW to do call placement it doesn't come under the spec. (Of course, that means you also don't get the improved latency characteristics offered by the ISP for their VoIP terminated calls).
steve
At 09:30 PM 3/2/01 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
Doing a little research to be up to speed on cable... PacketCable is interesting, as it talks about online gaming, telephony, etc... but check out this part of the spec.
At least as interesting is the PacketCable security specification http://www.packetcable.com/specs/PKT-SP-SEC-I02-001229.pdf Page 160 lays out the graphic details on how they can spy on customer communication. steve
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