Re: [Tsvwg] interoperability (was Re: WGLC for Port Randomization starts now (April 1st))

[Fernando Gont <[e-mail]>]

Mark Allman wrote:

>>>   - In 3.1 collisions are discussed as "interoperability problems".  I
>>>     don't think that is quite right.  I think the real issue is that
>>>     there is added delay in getting things setup.
>> If the remaining TIME-WAIT period is larger than the
>> connection-establishment timer, the connection-establishment attempt
>> will fail. (In any case, I consider long delays in
>> connection-establishment attempts as an interoperability
>> problem. e.g., racall the studies on interactive applications
>> referenced in the tcp soft errors I-D/RFC).
>>
>> OTOH, if the TIME-WAIT state is assassinated, packets from a previous
>> incarnation of he connection could result in undetected data stream
>> corruption.
> 
> Well, I still don't buy that you're using the most precise language
> here.  I wouldn't refer to this problem in that way.  But, I see where
> you're going.

Please let me know if you expect a change in the text, or whether it
would be okay to leave the text "as is".

FWIW, I could expand "interoperability problems" to "delays in the
establishment of connections or data corruption" if necessary. -- I just
thought that that was too much detail.

Thanks,
-- 
Fernando Gont
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