Linda,

On 5/29/2015 2:06 PM, Linda Dunbar wrote:
> Today's network is layers of layers of overlay (multiple layers of 
> encapsulation).

It always has been - the encapsulation layers and number of layers have
changed, but it's not clear how that affects transport except via MTU
interactions.

> A communication between two end points traverses multiple
administrative domains.

Yes, but transport protocols don't interact with AD properties per se.

> The TSV-Area AD should have the knowledge of BGP, the domain demarcation 
> across different administrative domains.  

Can you give an example of a case where this has been useful?

Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tsv-area [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Touch
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 3:42 PM
> To: John Leslie
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: FYI draft text desired expertise TSV AD (NOMCOM 2015 cycle)
> 
> IMO, these are as critical to many transport discussions as knowledge of 
> congestion control.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> On 5/29/2015 1:38 PM, John Leslie wrote:
>> Joe Touch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't disagree with anything in the text, but it seems to omit a 
>>> few key areas that I think are also aspects of transports besides 
>>> flow/congestion control-ish. These might also be listed among the
>>> topics/examples:
>>>
>>>     - segmentation, MTU, and message boundary issues
>>>     - connection state management
>>>     - deep-packet inspection interactions
>>>     - interactions with timing and latency
>>>     - end-to-end error detection and correction
>>
>>    All of these are "nice to have" -- understanding of MTU is 
>> especially nice-to-have.
>>
>>    But none of them are critical to a TSV AD doing his/her job.
>>
>>    IMHO, of course.
>>
>>    YMMV...
>>
>> --
>> John Leslie <[email protected]>
>>
> 

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