re: Re IP over Satellite

[Paul Ferguson <[e-mail]>]

I would suggest reading:

   Title           : Ongoing TCP Research Related to Satellites
   Author(s)       : J. Touch, D. Glover, M. Allman, J. Heidemann, 
                       J. Semke, K. Scott, J. Griner, D. Tran
   Filename        : draft-ietf-tcpsat-res-issues-03.txt
   Pages           : 25
   Date            : 27-May-98
    ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tcpsat-res-issues-03.txt

- paul

At 12:42 PM 6/16/98 -0400, osama qadan wrote:

>This is a false propaganda against GEO's.  It has been demonstrated over and 
>over again that TCP/IP works over satellite without any kind of problems 
>which can't be fixed by tunning the protocol parameters.  Even without such 
>adjustments, the performance is good enough to deny such false accusations.  
>Actually last year, we have demonstrated here in INTELSAT during the 
>Internet summit held here that TCP/IP works over satellite, and we have 
>drafted several documents supporting that.
>If anyone has anything againt GEO's, then they should present their case 
>scietifically, rather than "gossiping" about it (!!!)
>
>-----------
>Osama Qadan,Engineer
>Internet Services Over Satellite Group
>International Satellites Organization (INTELSAT)
>Tel:  [phone] // Fax:  [phone]
>Internet:  [e-mail]
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>Original Text
>>From BORDER@SMTPGATE (John Border) {[e-mail]}, on 6/16/98 12:14 PM:
>To: TCPPEP@SMTPGATE {[e-mail]}, TCP-OVER@SMTPGATE 
>{[e-mail]}
>
>
>    This is really sketchy.  I am basically fishing here.  I didn't find
>anything at the IETF web site...
>
>    My management has heard (nth-hand) that there is some kind of statement 
>or
>draft associated with the IETF that says that either IP or TCP will not work
>over satellite links with delays longer than 125 milliseconds.  Has anyone
>heard of this or is aware of where this may have come from?  It sounds like
>propaganda from LEO proponents but if there is any technical merit behind 
>such
>an assertion I definately want to see it...
>
>
>John Border
>Hughes Network Systems
>[e-mail]
>


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