[IP] Re: Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Joe Touch [touch@ISI.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:37 PM
To: Christian Huitema
Cc: David Farber
Subject: Re: [IP] Re:    Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan

Christian Huitema wrote:
> So, Joe, are you angling for you place in computer folklore?
> Somewhere alongside not needing more than 4 or 5 computers for the whole world,
> or 640K being sufficient for most applications?

There are apps that stress 1 Gbps - they require interactive surfing of
high-res (100M pixel) images. The best digital cameras do 1/10 that, and
the best displays are 1/25 that. I'm not saying never ever - I'm saying
we're  not there yet (gigabits are currently needed only where apps are
broken in the wrong place). Plus you need someone who wants to do that
surfing, nearly continually and unpredictably.

What we need, overall, is high bandwidth unpredictable interactivity -
that's what the paper says stresses BW, and it's just as true today.

What the paper says, and I also stand by, is that most uses of 1 Gbps
are apps broken in the wrong place to showcase the need for BW.

Joe

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:24 PM
>> To: ip
>> Subject: [IP] Re: Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan
>>
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Joe Touch [touch@ISI.EDU]
>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:51 PM
>> To: David Farber
>> Subject: Re: [IP] Re:   Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in
>> Japan
>>
>> Hi, Dave,
>>
>> Recalling discussions we had on this topic over a decade ago, gigabits
>> are needed only where applications are deliberately broken in the wrong
>> place:
>> http://www.isi.edu/touch/pubs/jsac95.html
>>
>> Even HDTV streams use only 25 Mbps, likely sufficient for telemedicine.
>> Until we install IMAX theaters in our homes, anything in excess of that
>> isn't useful to a slngle end user.
>>
>> Users of satellite networks will be sorely disappointed with the latency
>> of those systems, e.g., remote surgery with a 0.5 sec response lag.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> David Farber wrote:
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: Dan Lynch [dan@lynch.com]
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:20 PM
>>> To: David Farber; EEkid@aol.com
>>> Subject: Re: [IP] Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan
>>>
>>> I believe 622 megabits per second from any point to any other point is
>> what
>>> will finally satisfy the visual cortex of human beings in an arbitrary
>> mesh.
>>> Looks like the Japanese satellite can handle two of those in the
>> downlink
>>> direction at once.  Jerry,it looks like we still have a ways to go.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/23/08 6:33 AM, "David Farber" <dave@farber.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: EEkid@aol.com [EEkid@aol.com]
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:19 AM
>>>> To: David Farber; dfarber@cs.cmu.edu
>>>> Subject: Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan
>>>>
>>>> I'm so confused, the technician on Comcast's help line says 500kbs is
>> more
>>>> bandwidth than anyone really needs.  Who am I to believe? ; )
>>>>
>>>> Jerry
>>>>
>>>> Super-speed Internet satellite blasts off in Japan
>>>> (CNN) -- Japan launched a rocket Saturday carrying a satellite that
>> will test
>>>> new technology that promises to deliver "super high-speed Internet"
>> service to
>>>> homes and businesses around the world.
>>>>
>>>> A rocket carrying a super-fast Internet satellite lifts off from its
>> launch
>>>> pad on the Japanese island of Tanagashima.
>>>>
>>>> The rocket carrying the WINDS satellite -- a joint project of the
>> Japan
>>>> Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries -
>> - lifted
>>>> off its pad at 5:55 p.m. (0855 GMT).
>>>>
>>>> If the technology proves successful, subscribers with small dishes
>> will
>>>> connect to the Internet at speeds many times faster than what is now
>> available
>>>> over residential cable or DSL services.
>>>>
>>>> The Associated Press said the satellite would offer speeds of up to
>> 1.2
>>>> gigabytes per second.
>>>>
>>>> The service initially would focus on the Asia-Pacific region close to
>> Japan, a
>>>> JAXA news release said.
>>>>
>>>> "Among other uses, this will make possible great advances in
>> telemedicine,
>>>> which will bring high-quality medical treatment to remote areas, and
>> in
>>>> distance education, connecting students and teachers separated by
>> great
>>>> distances," JAXA said.
>>>>
>>>> The rocket was launched from Japan's Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the
>>>> Tanegashima Space Center.
>>>>
>>>>
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