What is the end to end principle?

What is the end to end principle?
The internet protocol is simple. And keeping it simple keeps the core internet simple. But it also reflects a deeper design principles where complexity is intentionally pushed out to the network edge. This is called the "end to end principle", and it is one of the key internet design principles.

Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).

Part of the https://www.internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.