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Should specific values be embedded in the internet architecture?

Should specific values be embedded in the internet architecture? Should Specific Values Be Embedded In The Internet Architecture? Ian Brown1 Oxford Internet Institute Oxford, UK David D. Clark2 MIT CSAIL Cambridge, MA, USA Dirk Trossen3 Cambridge University Cambridge, UK ian.brown@oii.ox.ac.uk ABSTRACT ddc@csail.mit.edu dirk.trossen@cl.cam.ac.uk A fundamental disagreement in the Future Internet debate concerns architecture design and value. Should an architecture incorporate inherent values that have been widely accepted through societal debate or be adaptable once deployed to a wider range of stakeholder values put forward within an evolving societal context? This disagreement is reflected in many debates about the current and future Internet, such as over network neutrality. This article outlines the concrete viewpoints relating to this disagreement and describes its impact on the wider context of architecture design. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.1 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Network Architecture and Design “ distributed networks, network communications. General Terms Design, Economics. Keywords Architecture, control points, value set 1. INTRODUCTION The Internet, with its global scope, is embedded in a range of societies with differing norms, laws and customary expectations. Some societies are more open, some more controlled. Some give more power to the people, some to the state. Some give power to large corporate actors, others less so. Different countries http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Should specific values be embedded in the internet architecture?

Brown, Ian; Clark, David D.; Trossen, Dirk
Association for Computing Machinery — Nov 30, 2010
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Should Specific Values Be Embedded In The Internet Architecture? Ian Brown1 Oxford Internet Institute Oxford, UK David D. Clark2 MIT CSAIL Cambridge, MA, USA Dirk Trossen3 Cambridge University Cambridge, UK ian.brown@oii.ox.ac.uk ABSTRACT ddc@csail.mit.edu dirk.trossen@cl.cam.ac.uk A fundamental disagreement in the Future Internet debate concerns architecture design and value. Should an architecture incorporate inherent values that have been widely accepted through societal debate or be adaptable once deployed to a wider range of stakeholder values put forward within an evolving societal context? This disagreement is reflected in many debates about the current and future Internet, such as over network neutrality. This article outlines the concrete viewpoints relating to this disagreement and describes its impact on the wider context of architecture design. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.1 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Network Architecture and Design “ distributed networks, network communications. General Terms Design, Economics. Keywords Architecture, control points, value set 1. INTRODUCTION The Internet, with its global scope, is embedded in a range of societies with differing norms, laws and customary expectations. Some societies are more open, some more controlled. Some give more power to the people, some to the state. Some give power to large corporate actors, others less so. Different countries

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