Re: [aqm] [tsvwg] Who supports tsvwg adoption of adding ECN to L2 or tunnel protocols?

[Dirk Kutscher <[e-mail]>]

Hi,

As earlier indicated, I'd like to see this document being adopted as a tsvwg work item.

I'd be happy to help with reviewing.

Best regards,
Dirk




> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf
> Of Piers O'Hanlon
> Sent: Dienstag, 5. November 2013 10:43
> To: Bob Briscoe
> Cc: [e-mail]; tsvwg IETF list;
> AQM IETF list
> Subject: Re: [tsvwg] Who supports tsvwg adoption of adding ECN to L2 or
> tunnel protocols?
> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> I took a brief look at the draft and it's clearly useful work.
> 
> One thing that could do with clarification in the Introduction is that ECN - by
> itself - doesn't necessarily lead to low loss and delay - it should be made clear
> that it reflects the marking approach of the underlying scheme/AQM.
> 
> Piers
> 
> On 4 Nov 2013, at 22:03, Bob Briscoe wrote:
> 
> > Folks,
> >
> > Pls respond if you support this being adopted as a work-group item in the
> IETF transport services w-g (tsvwg). The WG chairs need visibility of interest.
> > Even better, if you're willing to read / comment / review / implement
> >
> > Guidelines for Adding Congestion Notification to Protocols that
> > Encapsulate IP
> > <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-briscoe-tsvwg-ecn-encap-guidelines>
> >
> > Abstract
> >
> >   The purpose of this document is to guide the design of congestion
> >   notification in any lower layer or tunnelling protocol that
> >   encapsulates IP.  The aim is for explicit congestion signals to
> >   propagate consistently from lower layer protocols into IP.  Then the
> >   IP internetwork layer can act as a portability layer to carry
> >   congestion notification from non-IP-aware congested nodes up to the
> >   transport layer (L4).  Following these guidelines should assure
> >   interworking between new lower layer congestion notification
> >   mechanisms, whether specified by the IETF or other standards bodies.
> >
> >
> > [Cross-posting tsvwg & aqm, just in case]
> >
> >
> > Bob Briscoe,
> > also for co-authors Pat Thaler and John Kaippallimalil
> >
> >
> >
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> > Bob Briscoe,                                                  BT