Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Should we allow ACK-only packets to be declared lost? (#3451)

Kazuho Oku <notifications@github.com> Wed, 12 February 2020 04:15 UTC

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Subject: Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Should we allow ACK-only packets to be declared lost? (#3451)
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The problem is that a loss event has impact on CC, which applies to the amount of data the endpoint sends.

IIUC, the basis of CC is that an endpoint throttles the bandwidth *it* uses based on the loss rate of data *it* sent. However, generation of ACKs is not controlled by the endpoint. It's controlled by the peer.

Consider the case of in-flight wifi that uses a satellite link. The client (web browser) could be sending far more ACK-only packets than ACK-eliciting packets. In such case, I am concerned about the impact of taking loss of ACK-only packets into calculation.

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