I would suggest reading:
Title : Ongoing TCP Research Related to Satellites
Author(s) : J. Touch, D. Glover, M. Allman, J. Heidemann,
J. Semke, K. Scott, J. Griner, D. Tran
Filename : draft-ietf-tcpsat-res-issues-03.txt
Pages : 25
Date : 27-May-98
ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tcpsat-res-issues-03.txt
- paul
At 12:42 PM 6/16/98 -0400, osama qadan wrote:
>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 (!!!)
>
>-----------
>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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>Original Text
>>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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