[tcmtf] A terminological question: "small-packet flows"

"Jose Saldana" <jsaldana@unizar.es> Wed, 12 June 2013 13:10 UTC

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Hi all.

 

Mirko and I are working on an improved version of the "TCMTF -
recommendations" document. Since TCMTF is not only suitable for real-time
services, but also for non real-time ones (M2M, flows of ACKs, instant
messaging), one possibility is using the term "small-packet flows".

 

The advantages are clear:

 

- It is more generic.

- It includes the characteristics of TCMTF-able packets:

- low payload-to-header ratio

- long-term flows

 

This term is also being used in some technical documents:
www.huawei.com/ilink/en/download/HW_193034. 

 

What do you think? Any other proposals?

 

Jose