What we are seeing now is the same debate we had back in the months leading up to that day in Marina del Rey. It's the same tradeoff being considered. Should we optimize today's applications and patterns of usage by building functions into the network? Or should we find ways to optimize today's applications by building as little as possible into the core of the network?
Via CamWorld, [1] THE END OF THE END-TO-END ARGUMENT [2]
A smart network will only hinder later innovations.