Register Log in   Mark Cuban asks for tiered Internet service
model  Mark Cuban wants a tiered Internet, where more important
apps get priority. … cofounder, Dallas Mavericks owner, and
budding entertainment mogul Mark Cuban's latest blog entry makes
the case for a multitiered Internet, with priority given to the
applications that really matter. The essence of Cuban's argument
is that some applications are more important than others, so the
'Net should be divided into various priority levels. In the
words of the entrepreneur himself:  The internet is a great
enabler and equalizer ... because it can help people in ways
that can change and save their lives.  Medical and home
diagnostic applications require bandwidth. They also require a
quality of service that cant be interrupted because little
Johnny down the road is trying to download the entire NBC
schedule for his freshman highschool class. To enable mission
critical applications, you have to have mission critical
reliability. And that mission critical reli