Re: [tcpm] alternate IW proposal

Joe Touch <touch@isi.edu> Mon, 15 November 2010 21:30 UTC

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FWIW, I like this idea better, with the caveat that the doc needs to 
explain:

	- what does "observing" mean?

	- what is the metric of "breaks"?

Just putting an idea out there, with no metric for repeal or success, is 
asking for trouble.

Joe

On 11/15/2010 9:39 AM, Mark Allman wrote:
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> Dumb idea:
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>    http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-allman-tcpm-bump-initcwnd-00.txt
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> I.e.,
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>    - Stop waving our hands about where things might break.
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>    - Be less aggressive than the 10 segment IW proposed by Jerry, et.al.
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>    - Do something.  And, start observing how it actually works.
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>    - Get to 10 segments in 3 years.  But, with much less fluffy
>      discussion and hand waving.
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>    - Don't stop at 10 segments, but go all the way to 15 segments over
>      the course of the next 9 years (which is how long it has been since
>      we last increased the IW).
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> allman, stirin' the pot
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