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To: ietf-provreg@cafax.se, lewis@tislabs.com, paf@cisco.com
Cc: mankin@isi.edu, ned.freed@mrochek.com, sob@harvard.edu
From: Scott Bradner <sob@harvard.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 07:16:22 -0500 (EST)
Sender: owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se
Subject: RE: Requirements Document Update

>I have cc:ed the transport area directors which can correct me if/where I
> have been wrong in the explanation above.

the explanation is fine

> IF you want to also run this protocol on for example UDP, your protocol
> would end up being much more complicated.

trying to build your own (instead of using TCP or SCTP) could easily
add a year or more to the development effort - congestion control
protocols are quite hard to get right

Scott


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