Protocol and Engineering Effects of Consolidation
draft-lazanski-consolidation-00
Independent Submission D. Lazanski
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M. McFadden
Internet policy advisors, ltd
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Protocol and Engineering Effects of Consolidation
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Abstract
This document contributes to the ongoing discussion surrounding
Internet consolidation. Though there has been much interest in the
topic, the conversation has waned. This document aims to discuss
recent areas of Internet consolidation that are technical, economic
and engineering focused and provide some suggestions for advancing
the discussion.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction...................................................2
2. Background to Consolidation Issues.............................3
3. Overarching Issues Related to Consolidation....................4
3.1. Technical.................................................4
3.2. Economic..................................................5
3.3. Security..................................................6
4. Implications of Consolidation on Internet Architecture.........7
4.1. The Changing Architecture of the Internet.................7
4.2. The End-to-End Principle Redux............................8
5. Implications of Consolidation on Protocol Design...............9
5.1. Does Protocol Design Really Affect Consolidation?.........9
5.2. Case Studies in Consolidation and Protocol Design.........9
5.2.1. DNS over HTTPS (DOH).................................9
5.2.2. Encrypted Server Name Indication (eSNI).............10
5.2.3. Privacy Pass........................................10
6. Actions for the IETF..........................................11
7. Security Considerations.......................................11
8. IANA Considerations...........................................12
9. Conclusions...................................................12
10. References...................................................12
10.1. Informative References..................................12
11. Acknowledgments..............................................14
1. Introduction
Internet consolidation has been under discussion for the last
several years. The 2019 Internet Society's "Global Internet Report:
Consolidation and the Internet Economy" highlighted issues in this
topic and kicked started a series of discussions and publications
around consolidation. Furthermore, an draft for the Internet
Architecture Board (IAB) discussed issues of economic and technical
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consolidation. [1] Despite community interest, the draft expired
without further work or publication.
Further discussions on this issue have stalled in recent months as
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