[tcpm] Re: [e2e] Are you interested in TOEs and related issues (Resend)

[David P. Reed]

As the network gets faster, the user perceived performance issue moves into 
the application layer, except for the special case of remoting bulk disk 
drive accesses.   There is a small "opportunity window" of app requirements 
where the TCP layer is the crucial issue for performance.

It's easy to get focused on unrealistic benchmark cases that ignore the 
complexity of app logic, and the power of general purpose computing 
architectures that can dynamically partition workload rather than 
statically partitioning function into boxes.

I wouldn't waste my time on TOEs.  There are more useful things to work on, 
like making end-to-end secure and resilient communications practical.