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Re: [rtcweb] UDP transport problem

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Thu, 13 February 2014 17:47 UTC

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From: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] UDP transport problem
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On 12 February 2014 22:06, Cb B <cb.list6@gmail.com> wrote:
> For about a year now, i have been very concerned about IPv4 UDP.  It
> has been increasingly associated with DDoS traffic [1],

Is your concern that WebRTC will increase the potential for DoS (which
would presume the DoS mitigation measures in ICE [RFC 5245] are
insufficient), or is it just that UDP is so toxic to network operators
that you predict it will be turned off?

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