Some comments on hourglasses

  • Authors:
  • Rui L. Aguiar

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidade de Aveiro, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

The hourglass concept has been undisputable ruler of networking visions on the last years. As network evolution is now a hot topic, this article aims to reflect on this concept, highlighting its current shortcomings, and suggesting its evolution.