Re: [Udp35] Trying to learn about udp35

[Gorry Fairhurst <[e-mail]>]

On 25/06/2014 17:12, Jana Iyengar wrote:
> Gorry,
>
>
>>> terms of transport protocol work, TSV currently largely focusses on TCP
>>> (RMCAT is a departure, and a good one; we finally have an app driving
>>> design, however frustrating that may seem.)
>>>
>> Why do you say this? I don't think this is the case, TSV has been working
>> on UDP, SCTP, multicast methods, various NAT-related things, etc.It's far
>> from being TCP, but that may well be a perception held by people outside
>> the area.
>
>
> I said TSV *currently* *largely* focusses on TCP. And I said in terms of
> transport protocol work... I may have been playing loose with words.
> I agree that there's plenty that TSV does (AQM!) that's important and not
> TCP-work.
>
> That said, my point was that TCP dominates our imagination. We've done
> SCTP, but there's no SCTPM or DCCPM or RMTM groups equivalent to TCPM. And
> traffic on the Internet largely remains TCP. (I don't mean to rathole --
> I'm happy to take this offline, or continue this conversation in Toronto.)
>
OK, in that case I can also violently agree: TCP-ish behavior is assumed 
(whatever that may mean to people) and is used as a basis for many of 
our recommendations....

I'd of course buy you a drink in Toronto... to continue on how to change 
perceptions and understanding of what needs to be done:-)

Gorry