[e2e] Simple Question on TCP Window Size

Bob Braden braden at ISI.EDU
Thu May 10 12:29:48 PDT 2001


   *>   - the current sockets API doesn't include delivering arbitrary IP 
  *>    header bits with UDP payloads.
  *> 

If so, then the current sockets API is out of conformance with the Host
Requirements RFC of October 1989 (see RFC 1122, sections 3.4 and
4.2.4).  [Not arbitrary, but close enough.]

(This is only a single shot in a war between operating system people
and networking people that has been going on since about 1970... ;-))

Bob Braden



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