[Tsv-art] do we need a checklist or guidelines?

[Joe Touch <[e-mail]>]

Hi, all,

I'm seeing increasingly bizzare attempts to modify TCP.

We currently have two requirements for TCP mods, AFAICT:

    a) passes TSV-chair, TSV-ART, and possibly TCPM, TSVWG, etc. review

    b) includes "TCP-friendliness" (mostly for congestion control)

I propose it's time for some new criteria, as follows. Can others let me
know if this would be useful to document somehow, whether formally as an
ID or at least as a TSV-ART checklist?

    c) compliant with existing TCP requirements, notably:

        1) compatible with already-defined TCP options

        2) fail-safe fallback to legacy endpoints (notably not requiring
a new connection attempt with different parameters)

Criteria "c)" is currently under "attack" (imo) by some in the LWIP and
MPTCP groups, the former which hasn't addressed this issue at all and
the latter appears to be actively rejecting it.

Thoughts?

I'd be glad to write this up further, with justification.

Joe