Re: [re-ECN] Pls respond: Do we have a Congestion Exposure community?

[Steven Blake <[e-mail]>]

On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:33:36 +0100 Bob Briscoe wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I'd like to try to arrange a Congestion Exposure (re-ECN) BoF in Nov 
> at the Hiroshima IETF. If so, we have to notify the area directors v 
> soon - by 24:00 UTC Mon 7 Sep 09. #1 gating function for Area 
> Directors: activity on an ietf list.
> Therefore, pls respond preferably *on this list* if you're interested 
> in being involved, no matter how insignificantly, e.g.
> - you want congestion visibility for other stuff you're doing
>    (but don't intend to work on it itself)
> - reviewing docs,
> - alternative way to achieve congestion exposure
> - participate in mailing list discussion,
> - co-authoring docs
> - design ways to do incremental deployment
> - using code for other stuff you're doing
> - thinking up new uses for the protocol
> - breaking it
> - analysing benefits/costs
> - implement protocol
> - implement a demo
> - running or participating in trials
> - standing on the sidelines booing or clapping
> - whatever
>
> Perceived problem:
> Most people want to work on something finite like a new cool 
> non-TCP-friendly congestion control. Less people want to go into an 
> pseudo-infinite loop fixing IP to allow other cool stuff to happen. If
> you want something like re-ECN to be there, but don't have the 
> bandwidth to work on it, that's cool too - please say this - it's 
> still palpable support. And you will be likely to have review 
> comments related to how you want to use it.

I am interested in making congestion exposure happen, and am willing to
work on documents, write code, participate in demos, etc.


Regards,

// Steve