[multipathtcp] explicit mode for smartphone scenario

<philip.eardley@bt.com> Fri, 24 March 2017 23:36 UTC

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Hi,
So continuing to concentrate first **specifically** on the solution for this use case:

<<. The other scenario involves an MPTCP-enabled smartphone, with LTE and WiFi, plus a proxy in the operator's network.>>
And now looking at "explicit" solutions - meaning the smartphone is configured to know about the proxy.

I'd like to understand better the pros and cons of the solution proposed in the plain-mode draft and the solution that uses SOCKS protocol between smartphone and the proxy.  (I'm not sure where /if the latter is fully defined, described in https://www.ietf.org/proceedings/93/slides/slides-93-mptcp-3.pdf  and   https://dial.uclouvain.be/downloader/downloader.php?pid=thesis%3A366&datastream=PDF_01

Thanks
phil