Dear professor, I read the discussion forum of the second week...see below. Having difficulty trying to put into words that explain both sides of the issue. I'm having trouble finding solid resources to answer this question! I'm not sure if I'm on the right track and wanted your opinion on what I have so far. Are there any resources you could point to or recommend without telling me? the answers? Could I ask this question to the discussion board without embarrassing myself? I feel out of my depth trying to answer this discussion board. Week 2: Discussions The IP protocol provides best effort, unreliable service. Due to its nature, several elements such as quality of service (QoS) and complex billing of network usage cannot be achieved or can only be achieved with some limitations. IP's very simple design, on the other hand, is an advantage, which allows it to be very fast, limits the complexity of the devices that connect using it, and is easy to implement. Some people believe that having a simple network protocol is optimal, while others believe that the complexity of a network infrastructure allows for smarter networks. What do you think of this debate? Let's hear both sides of the issue. I think that the complexity of networks has remained unchanged for decades now. Network services are even more complex and faced with new challenges with the advent of social media, VOIP, video, virtualization, cloud computing and MPLS. Today's business trends include globalization, the emergence of virtual computing, telecommuting, BYOD and mobility which have led to the proliferation of connected devices and an explosion of address space, placing even greater pressure on these services. Furthermore, smartphones outperform computers 2 to 1 and... middle of the paper... in terms of productivity and return on investment and offer improved services to their customers." I have a hard time believing this statement. My experience in he army started from 1983 to 2003, then another eight years until 2013 in the federal government I watched and experienced technologies come and go along with their complexity, for example Token Ring, Bus, Star Mesh/Hybrid, Lan manager, ADSL. , from Windows 3.1 to Server 2008, Linux and Unix. landscape is changing due to the impact of the explosive expansion of the Internet and IP as the medium of choice. Furthermore, the adoption of broadband technologies, 3,4 and 5G, wireless technologies such as 802.11ac (Gigabit speeds), WIMAX and the adoption of IPv6. I believe we are moving towards a state of “All over IP” (EOIP). Only the creation or implementation of strong standards will help to simplify network infrastructures.