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Re: [tcpm] draft-ietf-tcpm-tcp-uto-02

Ted Faber <faber@ISI.EDU> Wed, 14 December 2005 17:21 UTC

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From: Ted Faber <faber@ISI.EDU>
To: Gorry Fairhurst <gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [tcpm] draft-ietf-tcpm-tcp-uto-02
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On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 02:17:28PM +0000, Gorry Fairhurst wrote:
> 
> 
> So, a summary of my take and responding to some of this (which I hope we 
> now have right). I'd be happy with new text saying something along the 
> lines of:
> 
> * MIN RTO is system-defined (with a warning that small requires 
> caution;-) ).
> * The RECOMMENDED value for MIN RTO is follow RFCxxx.
> 
> * UTO negotiation SHOULD be OFF by default.
> * UTO negotiation MAY be via a system config.
> * RECOMMEND negotiation is enabled via an API call from the application.
> * Upper and lower bounds may be set, but MUST NOT go below system MIN RTO
> * MUST use MIN RTO, if UTO negotiation is not enabled.

That's a nice, succinct description of constraints on UTO.  They sound
reasonable to me, and I'd love to hear from others.

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Ted Faber
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