On Dec 16, 2007, at 19:26, Aaron Stone wrote:
Do we want to add 32 bits to the binary protocol for UDP sequencing?
Has
this been discussed before? If so, please point me in the direction of
such a thread in the mailing list archives!
No, UDP support seems to be the minimal wrapping around the
underlying protocol to provide sequencing. Not sure if I can point
you to archives, but the intention should be somewhat clear.
The purpose of a UDP based protocol would be to provide a
connectionless form of the TCP based protocol with less client and
server overhead.
When you think about it that way, you're just implementing some of
the parts that the transport doesn't give you, so it makes sense to
not combine them in such a way that provides redundancy with your
transport. If you're optimistic, you have less overhead in general.
--
Dustin Sallings
