Re: [pilc] RE: AD request / L2 Triggers Chapter Statement

From: Phil Neumiller (pneumiller@meshnetworks.com)
Date: Tue Jul 09 2002 - 09:45:08 EDT

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    > But can the application learn that passing data to TCP might not be
    > the best thing to do if connectivity is not there? TCP was designed
    > for an always-connected world, not a world of intermittent link
    > connectivity.

    Bingo! and one of the first useful steps towards the design of transport
    protocols that are more useful for wireless; is the sort of triggers we
    have been talking about here. QoS will never quite work right between
    wireless router hops (especially the rapidly changing type) without this
    IMO.

    Thanks,

    Phil

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