Maybe what we need are rules about what traffic really *does* need to be prioritized.
Or maybe what we need first are people who intuitively understand that fiber cuts, equipment failures, router misconfigurations and other faults occur on a statistically significant basis. Then we can begin to rationally discuss assurances of reliability and capacity for "critical" services, and the engineering methods to achieve acceptable risk levels.
...Without just assuming that traffic prioritization schemes must necessarily be the economically efficient approach.
Or maybe what we need first are people who intuitively understand that fiber cuts, equipment failures, router misconfigurations and other faults occur on a statistically significant basis. Then we can begin to rationally discuss assurances of reliability and capacity for "critical" services, and the engineering methods to achieve acceptable risk levels.
...Without just assuming that traffic prioritization schemes must necessarily be the economically efficient approach.