Artem Kachitchkine wrote: > >> > *) Pluggable congestion control >> >> Sounds reasonable, but could we get more detail on what's in and out of >> scope for these two projects -- e.g., is pluggable congestion control >> limited to TCP or also applicable to SCTP? > > The goal is to support SCTP as well as TCP. A new type of loadable > kernel modules will implement congestion control algorithms. More > specifically, the function of each algorithm will be to dynamically > adjust, increase or decrease, sending rate based on its unique notion of > available bandwidth and presence of congestion in the network. > > Also in scope: algorithm administration via ipadm(1M); new socket > options for setting/getting algorithms and their parameters; > implementation of several algorithms, currently planned: HighSpeed, > CUBIC, Westwood+, Vegas. > > Not in scope: wireless networking. Even though wireless would benefit > from some algorithms such as Westwood+, it is not a focus point for the > initial phase of this project.
Would implementing the IETF's DCCP be in scope? If so, how would UDP-based protocols make use of it? -- James Carlson 42.703N 71.076W <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
