[Commotion-discuss] Visualizing internet traffic routing

[Georgia Bullen]

It'd be good for us to add to the curriculum resources too. Right now we
show "The Internet is Serious Business," but this video is really clear
about why that matters!

Great find Dan.

-Georgia


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Seamus Tuohy <s2e at opentechinstitute.org>wrote:

> Hey,
>
> I think that is a great idea. Concrete examples on how data currently
> works, and will be transformed by mesh is a missing piece in the puzzle.
>
> s2e
>
> On 07/25/2013 05:00 PM, Dan Staples wrote:
> > In presentations about Commotion, we have talked about how traffic is
> > routed on the internet when you want to send your neighbor a message.
> > Often, the traffic is routed through servers and switches in different
> > cities far away, and this is of course unnecessary and inefficient.
> > Conversely, wireless mesh allows you to send messages in a much more
> > efficient and direct route.
> >
> > I just came across this video by IXmaps: http://vimeo.com/67102223. I am
> > thinking IXmaps might be a good tool for us to use in presentations, to
> > actually show the visuals of how internet traffic is routed, compared to
> > routing over a local mesh. For most folks, how the internet is actually
> > architected is a mystery, and perhaps something like this would be a
> > good way to get people to really understand it.
> >
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Georgia Bullen
Field Operations Technologist, Open Technology
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