Re: [multipathtcp] Towards a Multipath TCP Proxy work item

Olivier Bonaventure <Olivier.Bonaventure@uclouvain.be> Mon, 14 November 2016 07:36 UTC

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Subject: Re: [multipathtcp] Towards a Multipath TCP Proxy work item
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Phil,

> i think we should move beyond "exploring whether it would be useful".
>
>
> i'd like us to assess proposed solutions. i think we should say this is
> what we're doing - at the moment we've had quite a lot of discussion
> about one proposal. we should give the chance for other proposals,
> and make the discussion more structured (what are the assessment
> criteria).
>

Totally agree. Let's ask for proposals described in drafts at the next 
IETF meeting and decide based on detailed documents and not based on a 
few sentences exchanged by email. Details matter


Olivier