Transport protocols and bulk file transfer

["Lawrence D. Dunn" <>]

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> From: Stanislav Shalunov 
> <>
> Date: August 3, 2008 5:14:21 AM CDT
> To: "Michael Welzl" 
> <>
> Cc: TSV Area 
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> Subject: Re: [tsv-area] TANA BOF
>
> On Aug 3, 2008, at 1:12 AM, Michael Welzl wrote:
> > Speaking of TANA,
> > May I ask what the outcome of the BOF was? There are no
> > minutes in the proceedings so far, and I couldn't come to Dublin,
> > so I just don't know what will now happen...
>
> We are preparing to post the minutes soon.
>
> In a nutshell, the BoF was attended well, there was a lively  
> discussion and many pointed questions and great ideas.  In the end,  
> the room was unanimous in the preference to take up this work in a  
> new WG, with a single person explicitly abstaining.  So it's up to  
> the IESG now.
>
> > I think TANA is a great activity, and I agree with your points
> > below about a new end-to-end congestion control mechanism.
> > Surely you're aware that quite a bit of work already exists in
> > this direction (well you say that you did some of your own),
> > the first activity of the group (if it has come into being?!) should
> > therefore be to examine this work IMHO, looking for pro's
> > and con's of different approaches, and commonalities among them
>
>
> It would be great to have an overview of delay-based congestion  
> control mechanisms as an input for the WG, if and when one is  
> formed, in the form of a draft.  And, of course, you'd be the  
> perfect person to write it.  Any chance you might?
>
> --
> Stanislav Shalunov