Traffic Shaping and Content/Usage Policy/Practice Dennis Maloney, Mark Poepping, Daniel Oberst & Matthew McNally

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Current State of Affairs…

Updated Cost of Year of American College Tuition: $4,000 public university, $18,000 private Tuition: $4,000 public university, $18,000 private Room & board: $6,000 Room & board: $6,000 Books: $800 Books: $800 Internet music: $17,500 (Note: not covered by student loans or eligible for Pell Grants; applies only if you're caught). Internet music: $17,500 (Note: not covered by student loans or eligible for Pell Grants; applies only if you're caught). Source: Rising and falling costs of 'free' music (KRT)

#1 Do you shape traffic?

#2 What gets shaped? All: P2P outbound All: P2P outbound Few: P2P inbound Few: P2P inbound Few: high bandwidth users Few: high bandwidth users

#3 Do you shape by affiliation? Mostly: ResNet only Mostly: ResNet only Few: specific hosts Few: specific hosts Few: we shape all ports Few: we shape all ports

#4 Has it helped?

#5 Anybody gotten angry? Elated? Students & gamers upset initially Students & gamers upset initially Researchers generally happy Researchers generally happy Administrators happy Administrators happy Network engineers happier Network engineers happier

#6 Do you have formal campus policies regarding traffic shaping? 13 Have general networking policies 13 Have general networking policies 3 Specific policies 3 Specific policies 1 Underdevelopment 1 Underdevelopment

#7 What do you see as the future of shaping? Current P2P shaping at dead-end Current P2P shaping at dead-end Need new strategy(s) Need new strategy(s) Cornell’s by the drink Cornell’s by the drink IP-based shaping that’s tunable IP-based shaping that’s tunable Outsourcing ResNet Outsourcing ResNet Inbound shaping Inbound shaping Hourly quotas Hourly quotas

Panel Questions a. Why do you shape? What is the authorization to shape? Where is the pressure coming from? b. How do you shape? by IP? by port (app)? time-based? c. How do you 'measure' the effectiveness/impact of your shaping? d. What is the future look like? by-the-drink (Cornell) or top-talker targeting or classes or service or pushing the shaping further?

The Princeton Experience… Clayton Marsh Clayton Marsh Department: Office of the General Counsel Department: Office of the General Counsel

Educause Report on DMCA/RIAA Steven L. Worona Director of Policy & Networking Programs Steven L. Worona Director of Policy & Networking Programs