Re: [multipathtcp] WG Last Call for draft-ietf-mptcp-rfc6824bis

Alan Ford <alan.ford@gmail.com> Thu, 19 July 2018 19:29 UTC

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Subject: Re: [multipathtcp] WG Last Call for draft-ietf-mptcp-rfc6824bis
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Hi Phil,

Catching up on these comments, re this:

> On 18 Jul 2018, at 00:30, philip.eardley@bt.com wrote:
> 
> << Note that new subflows MUST NOT be established
>   (using the process documented in Section 3.2) until a Data Sequence
>   Signal (DSS) option has been successfully received across the path
>   (as documented in Section 3.3).>>
> In the case where A sends data first, then the MP-CAPABLE is sent instead of the DSS. Does the text quoted mean that new subflows are not allowed (until an actual DSS is sent) or are they allowed because DSS has kind of been inferred?

I think the text still holds. We need a DSS to be received (as a DATA ACK) in order to know the path is fully MPTCP capable.

Regards,
Alan