[e2e] [Fwd: RED-->ECN]

Christian Huitema huitema at exchange.microsoft.com
Thu Feb 1 11:32:02 PST 2001


> It is unclear whether your interesting observation is a bug, 
> as you suggest, or rather a feature that results from the 
> basic packet physics. Why is it a bad thing if users can 
> optimize their service by opening multiple TCP connections?

Well, if the result is that people actually bypass the congestion
avoidance algorithm for high speed transmissions at the cost of more
complex implementations, then maybe we ought to fix the algorithm so
they can use simpler software while remaining "legal."

-- Christian Huitema



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