Re: [rtcweb] An input for discussing congestion control (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-alvestrand-rtcweb-congestion-00.txt)

[Harald Alvestrand <[e-mail]>]

On 09/20/11 09:07, Soo-Hyun Choi wrote:
> Well, the problem of the inaccurate feedback timer is that it could
> make the whole things go wrong.
>
> I.e., Inaccurate BW estimation could lead into providing inaccurate
> information about the available BW to the upper layer, which
> eventually result in instability at the codec's encoding rate.
>
> Wouldn't we need to be a little more careful on choosing/designing CC
> algos, which I believe we are capable of?
>
One prayer....

let's avoid unquantifiable terms in our discussions. "A little more 
careful" is an unquantifiable term.

If we want to say "I think the algorithm must guarantee that the 
bandwidth estimate is updated within 1.5 seconds when the available 
bandwidth changes from 2 Mbit/sec to 1 Mbit/sec", let's say something 
like that - focus on what the requirements are.

We can always be a little more careful. But it doesn't tell us when 
we're close enough.

              Harald