. It would also clarify starkly those details
that are specific to the TCP/HTTP binding, and which may be unnecessary
or inappropriate in the context of a different transport.
- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com
> Original Message
> Subject: Re: [whatwg] Websockets:
On 03/31/11 14:53, Bob Gezelter wrote:
Jonathan,
The WebSocket protocol currently presumes TCP as the underlying
transport.
TCP connections are an uninterrupted stream. If a packet is lost, the
connection will be aborted.
I do not believe that the TCP dependency is truly necessary or
benefi
On 31 Mar 2011 07:51:01 -0500 Bob Gezelter wrote:
> TCP connections are an uninterrupted stream. If a packet is lost, the
> connection will be aborted.
Lost packets are retransmitted. From "Unix Network Programming", by W. Richard
Stevens, page 205:
"TCP provides a connection-oriented, reliabl
Jonathan,
The WebSocket protocol currently presumes TCP as the underlying transport.
TCP connections are an uninterrupted stream. If a packet is lost, the
connection will be aborted.
I do not believe that the TCP dependency is truly necessary or beneficial.
WADR, it would be far more appropriat
