Re: HTTP/2 and TCP CWND

[Mark Nottingham <[e-mail]>]

On 26/04/2013, at 7:02 PM, Martin Stiemerling <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm joining in late and have to second what Lars and other pointed out on that topic in respect of letting TCP do its job.
> 
> On 04/15/2013 08:04 AM, Mark Nottingham wrote:
>>> As for my opinion about what to do: I think we should delete this
>>> TCP congestion window setting from HTTP/2.0.
>>> 
>>> This is as out of scope as I’ve ever seen at the IETF. Modifying
>>> TCP (by modifying its contract to upper layers such as HTTP, and by
>>> modifying its state machine) is not something that can be done
>>> outside of the Transport Area. I’m cc-ing Lars Eggert and Martin
>>> Stiemerling (former and current Transport ADs), in case they have
>>> additional comments or clarifications.
>> 
>> I'd love to hear what Transport folks have to say on-list.
>> 
>> I've also been talking with the Martin about having more Transport
>> cross-fertilisation; we're hoping to spend some time on discussing
>> relevant issues in Berlin.
> 
> I wonder if we should have a HTTPbis presentation and discussion of the issue the HTTPbis WG faces to the TCPM group at the IETF in Berlin, sort of a joint session?


Makes sense to me. I'm happy to give some time in the HTTPbis session to this, or we could schedule a separate joint meeting.

Cheers,


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