Some Consequences of Packet (Digital) Switching
Network Decentralization
- Old switching hierarchies tumble down- flattening
Network Stability increases
- network repairs itself, avoids down lines
Network 'Intelligence' increase
- new consumer services
call waiting, bundling, conference calls, flexible rates
continues to undermine separation of content and carrier
Network Efficiency increases
- transmission errors can be corrected
Network By-Pass becomes more possible
- just add a carrier line
Network End Points become hard to determine
- a telephone or a switch/computer/PBX?
Regulation becomes harder
- people/groups drop off net, avoid tolls
Continued convergence of "broadcast" and "wire"
- both transmit
Continued
convergence
of older media- 'hypermedia' into new one/s.
Geodesic Network
- nodes become important in keeping network up- strong
Buckminster Fuller (synergy, geodesic, 'more with less')