AT&T: We don't throttle P2P traffic

AT&T on Friday denied using forged reset packets to interfere with network connections of Vuze file-sharing platform users, as Comcast has been accused of doing with BitTorrent traffic. The statement came in response to a report released earlier this week by Vuze, which offers a BitTorrent-based client primarily used for distributing video. The start-up has asked the Federal Communications Commission to impose regulations prohibiting broadband operators from blocking or degrading peer-to-peer traffic. Vuze's report claimed to document the median reset rates experienced by more than 1,200 "autonomous system numbers," which are unique identifiers for individual IP networks and routers, as monitored using a plug-in Vuze began offering last month. (It tracks all possible network interruptions, not just ones related to the Vuze platform.) According to Vuze's data, a number of Comcast connections recorded the most frequent interruptions, but the top 20 highest reset rates also included users with Cablevision, BellSouth (an AT&T property), and AOL subscriptions. Vuze said it planned to ask those Internet service providers to be more transparent about the cause of those reset packets and disclose whether they are using a "false reset message" technique. Meanwhile, it filed its preliminary report with the FCC, acknowledging that its results weren't definitive and that the documented disruptions could have occurred for a multitude of reasons. AT&T bit back on Friday, denying using "false reset messages" to manage its network and arguing that Vuze's measurements were "misleading."
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