[e2e] overlay over TCP

[Randall Stewart]

Joe Touch wrote:
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> RJ Atkinson wrote:
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>> Perhaps one of the paths forward is for folks who propose new 
>> transport-layer protocols to also have an informational document
>> targeted at folks who build firewalls (or other middle boxes) to help
>> educate them on what the real risks are (and aren't) with the new
>> protocol and also to give them help on how to implement support for
>> that new protocol in their middle box...
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> That presumes, IMO, that NAT designers _want_ to incorporate new protocols.

I think not.. its more demand that drives the process IMO or
as put in a move "show me the money" ...

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>> (My assumption here is that the big barrier is confusion/ignorance. :-)
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> For many, as well as many customers, "all new protocols are more 
> dangerous than current ones" - as confused/ignorant as that may be. 
> Nevermind how complicated support for SCTP would need to be (multipath, 
> multistream + NAT rewriting = ?).

Nope.. you DON'T need to rewrite NAT to do SCTP.. its a simple
set of changes.. You just don't get multi-homing with NAT. But
if you need a NAT chances are you are not too interested in
multi-homing anyway.

R
> 
> JOe


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