[e2e] New RFC list

Joe Touch touch at ISI.EDU
Wed Oct 1 11:21:48 PDT 2003


Hi, Duke,

2140 describes implementation alternatives that are compliant with 
existing standards. It's more of (III) - an implementation suggestion - 
than an extension.

Joe

Duke, Martin wrote:

> The list with modifications as promised; especially with the
> experimentals split up into dead and alive.
> 
> Martin
> 
> --------
> 
> 
> III. IMPLEMENTATION SUGGESTIONS
> 
> 2525I "Known TCP Implementation Problems" (Mar 99)
> 
> 3155B "End-to-end Performance Implications of Links with Errors" (Aug
> 01)
> 
> 3360B "Inappropriate TCP Resets Considered Harmful" (Aug 02)
> 
> 3449B "TCP Performance Implications of Network Path Asymmetry" (Dec 02)
> 
> 3493I "Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6" (Feb 03)
> 
> 
...
> V. EXPERIMENTAL EXTENSIONS
> 
> May one day join the standards track, but currently not recommended for
> implementation.
> 
> 2140I "TCP Control Block Interdependence" (Apr 97): enables TCP
> connections to share  information.  Partially implemented in Linux.





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