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IP was never designed for real time reliability. If they want a packet switched phone network, fine. But a new protocol, not IP.

A protocol where you request a channel and are guaranteed a certain bandwidth. A protocol where each packet takes the same route, so jitter is minimized.

A protocol where the real time nature of packets is known, so routers can intelligently decide which packets to send first, and which not to bother delivering at all.



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