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Surprised not to see this posted yet....!<br>
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Reported in the Fairfax press this afternoon -<br>
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href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/telstra-to-clamp-down-on-peertopeer-20130205-2dvus.html">http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/telstra-to-clamp-down-on-peertopeer-20130205-2dvus.html</a><br>
<p>ISPs on non-Telstra wholesale services and own infrastructure may
end up with a boatload more heavy traffic users.</p>
<p>Better queue up the linux distro downloads to off-peak times :-)<br>
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<h1 class="cN-headingPage">Telstra to clamp down on peer-to-peer</h1>
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<dd class="updated dtstamp"><time datetime="February 5, 2013 -
4:00PM">February 5, 2013 - 4:00PM</time> </dd>
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<h3 class="authorName"><a
href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/by/Ben-Grubb">Ben
Grubb</a></h3>
<h4 class="authorTitle">Deputy technology editor</h4>
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<p>Telstra is planning to slow the speed at which its
customers download content through <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer">peer-to-peer
(P2P) networks</a> in peak periods as part of a trial.</p>
<p>P2P networks are commonly used to download pirated
material such as movies, music and video games.</p>
<p>Telstra confirmed the move in a statement after a source
contacted Fairfax Media, publisher of this article, to say
the telco planned to introduce throttling as a "trial"
that was likely to become permanent and which required
users to opt out if they didn't want to take part in it.</p>
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<p>The trial could begin as soon as this week, the source
added.</p>
<p>The Telstra statement said it would be conducting a
"limited trial of a range of technical options for better
managing broadband internet performance for our customers
during peak periods".</p>
<p>One option being looked at was the shaping of specific
services, including some peer-to-peer services, in certain
circumstances and at certain times. The telco could shape
such services using <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_packet_inspection">deep
packet inspection</a> (DPI) technology, which can
identify the types of network traffic flowing through a
network and prioritise it accordingly.</p>
<p>"Once the trial is complete we will consider the results
as part of our future network planning and product
development activities," the company said.</p>
<p>"The trial does not involve any monitoring or tracking of
the sites customers visit and the findings we gather,
including their feedback, are being collected in
accordance with our privacy statement," Telstra said.<br>
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<p>......article continues with more<br>
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