Transport protocols and bulk file transfer

[stanislav shalunov <>]

(Also at http://www.internet2.edu/~shalunov/transport/20050415-minutes.txt)

                     Bulk Transport Protocol Call
                        Friday, April 15, 2005

Attendees:
        Larry Dunn
        Susan Evett (scribe)
        Yunhong Gu 
        Injong Rhee
        Steve Senger
        Stanislav Shalunov 
        Lisong Xu
        Matt Zekauskas

Call started at 12:02PM US/Eastern.

Agenda
1. Review old action items:
2. Internet2 spring 2005 member meeting
3. Special issue of Annals of Telecommunication
4. Any new business?

1. Review of Previous Action Items 

a. Steven to modify API such that: 1) 32-bit filled messages are
   allowed for IPv6 and 2) messages are delivered intact (or not at
   all).  [Done]

b. Steven to modify the API such that: datagram description should be
   disable PD.  [Done]

c. Steven to develop a strawman document on the use of two different
   types of variables (one to do computation and one to provide
   data).  [Done]

d. Stas will poll group on good time to meet at the Spring Member
   Meeting (same time or switch to breakfast). [Done]

Re: the API, Steven released version 6 and added error codes, added a
version of select(), added setsockopt() for disabling PMTUD, and minor
edits.  There is some text added re: reliable/unreliable sockets.
Discussion re: maximum size for messages; Steven added a setsockopt to
limit the message size.  At this point, the group will review and
provide feedback (substantive) by Monday, April 25.  Steven will get a
final draft to Stas & Susan in time for copies to be made/distributed
at Spring Member Meeting.

2. Spring Member Meeting 2005

There will be two transport-related sessions: a track session on
Tuesday, May 3 (3:00-4:00) and a WG meeting that evening (6-7:15).
There was a scheduling problem; the time requested was 1.5 hours for
the track session but only 1 hour was allotted.  Susan to make 100
copies of the Design Space paper and 100 copies of the final draft of
the API document for distribution at Spring Member Meeting.

3. Special Issue of Annals of Telecommunication

Larry reports that he doesn▓t have any particular knowledge of this
group but he was intrigued by the announcement and felt it was a close
match.  Stas agreed that it was a `perfect match▓ topic-wise but he▓s
not heard of the journal, the website was in French (with request for
submissions in English), and he did not immediately recognize any of
the names so he feels so he wasn't sure whether this would be the
right venue.  The group agreed that the paper should be submitted
somewhere.

Stas asked that someone with access to a reasonable library research
this journal to see if it is archived; if it is an archived journal,
we could package it up and send it off, and if not, we look for a
different publisher.  Susan to check with the UMich library to see if
they subscribe to it, and find an archived version (Annals of
Telecommunication).  Lisong also agreed to research it (UNebraska).

It was noted that the journal is `located▓ in Lyon and that PFLDnet
just hosted a conference in Lyon; Stas asked for volunteers to contact
a PFLDnet sponsor to see if they know anything about the publisher.
The group suggested Injong (not on the call at the time) be the
contact person; Injong joined the call the next minute and agreed to
do so, tactfully.  Stas noted that the submission deadline is May 1
(Sunday).  Group discussed possibly publishing at CCR or other more
familiar journal -- the subject of the `Special Issue▓ is a perfect
match, but people are uneasy because it is an unknown journal.

Injong wondered what the timeline would be for publication -- in
whatever selected journal; Stas felt the paper was ready for
publication but there was no rush to either get it printed or wait for
more changes.

4. New Business

No new business.

5. Administrative Issues

Call in 2 weeks is canceled -- group will meet at the Spring Member
meeting (3 days later); group will discuss publication of the paper,
and other issues.

ACTION ITEMS:

a. All: Review the draft API Steven sent out (v.6.) and get comments
   to Steven by Monday, 4/25; Steven to revise, as necessary, and get
   a revised document to Susan by Wednesday, 4/27.

b. Susan to make copies of the design paper and the final draft of the
   API for distribution at the Member Meeting.

c. Susan and Lisong to research the status of Annals of
   Telecommunications by 4/20.

d. Injong to contact PFLDnet organizers to query about Annals of
   Telecommunications.

Next call/meeting is at 6:00 p.m. (at Spring Member Meeting); call
details will be sent out the day before.

Call ended at 12:41PM US/Eastern.

-- 
Stanislav Shalunov              http://www.internet2.edu/~shalunov/

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