[c-nsp] Rehosting a perpetual CSR1000V license

[Nick Hilliard]

Saku Ytti wrote on 24/07/2020 14:36:
> Yes. Transmission cost would be fixed and cover the cost of delivering
> the first bit, consumption cost would be variant and cover the cost of
> adding capacity, this is the model for electricity in some markets and
> I think it's a great model. In some markets transmission you can buy
> only from one player, depending on location, but consumption you can
> buy from anyone.

yep, that works fine for electricity because the cost of generating
electricity is a significant percentage of the amount that the end user
pays.  I.e. the marginal cost is significant, so it's worth billing per
kWh.  If this model had been a better way of charging for residential ip
data delivery, it would have been deployed a long time ago, but the
marginal cost per bit isn't worth it in the majority of cases because
the cost of mass billing is so high.

Nick