This is a false propaganda against GEO's. It has been demonstrated over and
over again that TCP/IP works over satellite without any kind of problems
which can't be fixed by tunning the protocol parameters. Even without such
adjustments, the performance is good enough to deny such false accusations.
Actually last year, we have demonstrated here in INTELSAT during the
Internet summit held here that TCP/IP works over satellite, and we have
drafted several documents supporting that.
If anyone has anything againt GEO's, then they should present their case
scietifically, rather than "gossiping" about it (!!!)
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Osama Qadan,Engineer
Internet Services Over Satellite Group
International Satellites Organization (INTELSAT)
Tel: (202) 944-7328 // Fax: (202) 944-7644
Internet: [email protected]
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>From BORDER@SMTPGATE (John Border) {[email protected]}, on 6/16/98 12:14 PM:
To: TCPPEP@SMTPGATE {[email protected]}, TCP-OVER@SMTPGATE
{[email protected]}
This is really sketchy. I am basically fishing here. I didn't find
anything at the IETF web site...
My management has heard (nth-hand) that there is some kind of statement
or
draft associated with the IETF that says that either IP or TCP will not work
over satellite links with delays longer than 125 milliseconds. Has anyone
heard of this or is aware of where this may have come from? It sounds like
propaganda from LEO proponents but if there is any technical merit behind
such
an assertion I definately want to see it...
John Border
Hughes Network Systems
[email protected]
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