Re: [ippm] questions of TCP metrics

[Al Morton <acmorton at att.com>]

At 01:37 PM 10/13/2009, Loki Jorgenson wrote:
> The IPPM charter comes as close as referencing "bulk transport 
> capacity" but it is not trivial (for me) to conclude that a specific 
> mechanism for enabling bulk transport is necessarily within 
> scope.  Prior to PMOL, IPPM would seem the likeliest group to have 
> undertaken a TCP metric.  And, certainly, if another group such as 
> PMOL were undertaking a TCP metric, it would be obvious that IPPM 
> would be involved.
>
> This may well be simply a matter of philosophical leaning - but so 
> that I am clear - on what basis do you say, Al, that TCP performance 
> is unquestionably an IPPM matter?

I think the previous work on bulk transfer capacity
framework seals the deal:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3148.txt

Al