[tcpm] Fwd: I-D Action: draft-nishida-tcpm-agg-syn-ext-00.txt

Hi folks,

I prepared a draft for SYN option space extensions.
I know this is a difficult issue in TCP and has been discussed for a long
time.
But, I'm thinking that it might be a good time to discuss it again.

Key ideas of the draft are the followings.
1: drastic changes in TCP's spec will not be required
    (it does not require updating TCP header format nor using multiple SYN
packets or additional SYN-like packets)
2: utilize the option negotiation schemes in mptcp for generic purposes.
so, I think it can be considered middlebox friendly.
3: it has some limitations (e.g it can only extend around 30-40 bytes for
SYN option space). But, if it's combined with EDO, we can use more option
space.
    (depends on how EDO draft will progress, though)

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments or suggestions.

Thank you so much!
--
Yoshi

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A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts
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        Title           : Aggregated Option for SYN Option Space Extension
        Author          : Yoshifumi Nishida
        Filename        : draft-nishida-tcpm-agg-syn-ext-00.txt
        Pages           : 14
        Date            : 2021-02-02

Abstract:
   TCP option space is scarce resource as its max length is limited to
   40 bytes.  This limitation becomes more significant in SYN segments
   as all options used in a connection should be exchanged during SYN
   negotiations.  This document proposes a new SYN option negotiation
   scheme that provide a feature to compress TCP options in SYN segments
   and provide more option space.  The proposed scheme does not update
   the format of TCP header nor transmit any additional SYN or SYN-like
   segments so that it has lower risks for middlebox interventions.  In
   addition, by combining another proposal for option space extension,
   it is possible to provide further option space.

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