Re: [tcpm] rto-consider: "regularly" taking RTT samples

"Gorry (erg)" <gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk> Mon, 25 November 2019 09:02 UTC

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Subject: Re: [tcpm] rto-consider: "regularly" taking RTT samples
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Yes works for me.

Gorry

> On 24 Nov 2019, at 14:53, Mark Allman <mallman@icir.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>> Omitting the word (a) is indeed easy. I suspect the new
>> formulation of (b) effectively defines regularly, so a recent
>> sample should be available.
> 
> I removed the word from my version.
> 
>>> Gorry>  FT observations SHOULD be taken be at least once
>>> Gorry>  per RTT or as frequently as data is exchanged in cases where
>>> Gorry>  that happens less frequently than once per RTT.
>>> 
>>> This is in fact the intent and I am happy to use those words.
>>> 
>> Then let's do that.
> 
> I tweaked the words ever-so-slightly to be even more specific:
> 
>        (b) FT observations SHOULD be taken and incorporated into the
>            RTO at least once per RTT or as frequently as data is
>            exchanged in cases where that happens less frequently than
>            once per RTT.
> 
> The supporting (non-normative) text that followed is still there.
> 
> Seem OK?
> 
> allman