"(The inaugural session contained a number of memorable talks, such as David Clark’s actually-not-outrageous position that networking people should all become economists.)"
Long ago I was a network engineer including a stint with a major ISP where I was knee deep in the design and implementation of MPLS TE on the backbone. I have a BA in economics, so I was the opposite of the above quote. I was an economist who became a networking person.
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[ 4.0 ms ] story [ 34.6 ms ] threadThings like SR-MPLS will give it another 15 years of life.
However both added value.
In the late 90s it was ATM and Frame Relay v MPLS.
rough consensus and running code culminates to standards.
But none of its necessary.
Long ago I was a network engineer including a stint with a major ISP where I was knee deep in the design and implementation of MPLS TE on the backbone. I have a BA in economics, so I was the opposite of the above quote. I was an economist who became a networking person.