agenda for Houston IETF

Jim Barnes <barnes@xylogics.com> Wed, 20 October 1993 11:47 UTC

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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1993 07:28:25 -0400
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Subject: agenda for Houston IETF

In case you missed the announcement:


tmux BOF    Wednesday, November 3, 1993
	    0930-1200


One of the problems with terminal servers attached to a LAN is the
large number of small packets they can generate.  Frequently, most of 
these packets are destined for only one or two hosts.  The large number of
small packets causes performance problems not only with the terminal
servers generating the packets, but also with the hosts receiving the
packets.  The receiving hosts must pass all these small packets through
their TCP/IP protocol stacks and send the data to the destination
applications.  A standard solution to this overhead problem would be 
useful to both terminal servers and host nodes.  

At the Amsterdam IETF, the CMP protocol (multiplexing on top of the 
TCP layer) was discussed.  This protocol is described in the Internet
draft document draft-cameron-cmp.01.txt.  An alternative proposal (known
as TMux) was presented that multiplexed small packets between the IP and 
TCP layers.  This protocol is described in the Internet draft document 
draft-cameron-tmux.01.txt.  The general consensus of those attending
the Amsterdam BOF was that the TMux proposal was superior to the CMP
proposal.

The purpose of this BOF is two-fold.  First, to report on implementation
experience for TMux.  This report will include observed performance of
the TMux implementation.  Second, to consider whether the TMux protocol 
definition should be moved forward to Proposed Standard status.

An email list has been set up for discussions of this protocol.  To
join the list, send a request to cmp-id-request@xylint.co.uk

Please read the TMux protocol document (draft-cameron-tmux-01.txt) before 
the meeting.  You may also wish to read the CMP protocol document
(draft-cameron-cmp-01.txt) for historical purposes.

Agenda for the BOF:

- Introduction 

- CMP and TMux:  How we got here

- TMux implementation experience

- What next?  Should TMux be submitted to the IESG for elevation to
	Proposed Standard status?

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