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Re: "Does TCP Need an Overhaul?" (internetevolution, via slashdot)


From: Greg Skinner <gds () gds best vwh net>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 23:33:14 +0000


On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 01:10:53AM +0200, Marcin Cieslak wrote:
The problem is that fairness was probably never a design goal of TCP, 
even with Van Jacobson's congestion avoidance patch.

Bob Briscoe is a member of the IETF Transport Working Group (TSVWG).

This subject got some publicity and politics involved, but please see 
some real discussion on the TSVWG list, with my favorite answer highlighted:

This issue also got some publicity and politics on the IRTF end2end list.

For example, start at http://www.postel.org/pipermail/end2end-interest/2007-August/006925.html .

--gregbo





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