Re: [tcpm] early retransmit --- one more time

Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> Mon, 02 July 2007 17:22 UTC

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Mark Allman wrote:
>  
> Folks-
> 
> We rev-ed (but didn't change) the early retransmit I-D.  We have asked
> for agenda time in TCPM on this topic, but it is not clear that we'll
> get it.  Regardless, this is really our last plea for folks to look at
> this and let us know if it is worth pursuing.  A long while ago it had a
> bit of steam behind it, but from the lack of response it seems that
> people don't care about this problem or this solution to it anymore.
> That is fine.  If there is no support we're happy to drop it.  The draft
> is:
> 
>   Mark Allman, Konstantin Avrachenkov, Urtzi Ayesta, Josh Blanton.  Early
>   Retransmit for TCP and SCTP, June 2007. Internet-Draft
>   draft-allman-tcp-early-rexmt-05.txt (work in progress). 
>   http://www.icir.org/mallman/papers/draft-allman-tcp-early-rexmt-05.txt
> 
> Comments on the list, off the list, or in Chicago (perhaps in the TCPM
> meeting, certainly in the hallway) are all fine.

I think it is worthwhile to continue with this proposal.  The rationale
seems to sound but may need updated real world data.

-- 
Andre

andre@FreeBSD.org

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