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Rise of the Stupid Network by David Isenberg
Niraj Shah, 18 Oct 2000

This is a really interesting article by an ex-Bell Labs engineer (David Isenberg) who claims we should have a dumb network with all the smarts being at the edges.  His argument is based on prior experiences with the rigid telephony infrastructure.

The article text is here.

 
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