inherent operating constraints of constituents

vendors 
provide minimum measurement functionality (snmp, netflow) 
no incentive to do more since it is expensive and does not sell boxes
providers 
dis-incented to share data with others due to competitive and privacy concerns
no apparent payoff (beyond what they do already) 
software engineering (operating systems, applications, routers)
lack Internet systems perspective
renders Internet vulnerable or non-optimal
measurers/researchers 
oblivious to real world of costs, e.g. opex/capex ratios
largley unable to target measurements at immediate provider problems
struggle with interpretation of non-standard data sets
users
as if we could forget



if policy makers ever had a role to play anywhere..
   (manipulator of market forces to protect/enhance consumer welfare)