tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18648436.post113222296798331854..comments2023-12-22T08:30:21.301+00:00Comments on Wading Through Treacle: "Wading Through Treacle" comments pageNigel Seelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14407392760306614271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18648436.post-1133629531935235502005-12-03T17:05:00.000+00:002005-12-03T17:05:00.000+00:00Interesting question. Turing's model is about the ...Interesting question. Turing's model is about the definition of the concept of algorithm equated to computable function, and implemented by his eponymous machine. Everyone in computer science studies it, but it's not really a causal element in practical computer design or software engineering (except perhaps as a boundary condition - you would not want to inadvertently use tools which weren't Turing-complete).<BR/><BR/>In the case of networks, there is a place for graph theory of course, but most of the issues seem to me to be in the economics space of monopolistic and oligopolistic industry structures, various economies of scale, and in the interplay between new technologies and products.<BR/><BR/>I will think some more about the fundamental principles in the various disciplines which underpin our understanding of telecoms and its future. Thanks for the point.Nigel Seelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407392760306614271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18648436.post-1133619514426297682005-12-03T14:18:00.000+00:002005-12-03T14:18:00.000+00:00Nigel, Is it allowable to post requests for future...Nigel, Is it allowable to post requests for future articles ? (When you have time, of course.)<BR/><BR/>Here is a deep one. Is the Telecoms industry lacking a comprehensive mathematical / foundational model for Telecoms networks (perhaps akin to a Turing Model for Computers)? Do some of the confusions and pointless exercises you have reported ultimately spring from this lack?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com