lichun li wrote:
> I understand. Routing policy can result in TIVs, if the policy
> considers factors other than latency.
> I think the technical limitation could be the reason of TIVs too.
> Resolving TIVs caused by technical reasons in IP layer may be hard,
> but resolving with relay is easier.

Could you provide examples of such routing layer limitations that would
be best addressed at the application layer?

> Take AS routing as an example. Suppose both AS B and AS C can route
> traffic from AS A to AS D. AS B charges a higher price for routing
> traffic, but routing through AS B is fast. Suppose AS A's operator's
> will is: a flow to AS D should route through AS C (slow but cheap) if
> QOS meets the application's requirement, otherwise route through AS B
> (fast but expensive). If using routing policy only, out-bound router
> must sense the exact QOS requirement of every traffic flow and the
> latency of AS path. So only configuring routing policy at IP layer may
> not fulfill the will of operator entirely. Both routing policy and
> relay should be used to fulfill operator's will.

I would say that's what RSVP was invented for. In which way do you think
a solution based on application-level relays would work better?

-- 
Ciao,
Enrico

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