EDUCAUSE Live! February 15, 2006 1:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. CST, 11:00 a.m. MST, 10:00 a.m. PST); runs one hour

The Myth of Network Neutrality

Special Guest

Scott Bradner
University Technology Security Officer
Harvard University

As the university technology security officer in the Harvard University Office of the Provost, Scott Bradner helps the university community deal with technology-related privacy and security issues. He also provides technical advice and guidance on issues relating to the Harvard data networks and new technologies to Harvard's CIO. Bradner has been involved in the design, operation, and use of data networks at Harvard since the early days of the ARPANET. He helped design the original Harvard data networks, the Longwood Medical Area network (LMAnet), and the New England Academic and Research Network. Bradner was founding chair of the technical committees of LMAnet, NEARnet, and the Corporation for Research and Enterprise Network. He served in a number of roles in the IETF and was the codirector of the Operational Requirements Area, IPng Area, Transport Area, and Sub-IP Area. Bradner was a member of the IESG and is an elected trustee of the Internet Society, where he currently serves as the secretary to the board of trustees. He is also a trustee of the American Registry of Internet Numbers and founder of the Harvard Network Device Test Lab. Bradner is a frequent speaker at technical conferences, a weekly columnist for Network World, and an independent consultant.

Summary

Your host, Steve Worona, will be joined by Scott Bradner, and the topic will be "The Myth of Network Neutrality."

At a recent Senate hearing, Vint Cerf said that "nothing less than the future of the Internet is at stake" in the government's decisions about network neutrality. Meanwhile, the managers of the country's mega-ISPs assert that they can't continue investing billions of dollars in high-speed Internet infrastructure without the freedom to explore multitiered services and other nonuniform business models.

During this presentation, we'll discuss the pros and cons of network neutrality with Scott Bradner, a well-known network activist who’s been involved in the design and implementation of the Internet from its earliest days.

Related EDUCAUSE Resources

• Net neutrality resources in EDUCAUSE Copnect
• Archives of past EDUCAUSE Live! seminars

Additional Resources

• Blocking the Power of the Internet (Network World column)