Any pointers to work analyzing the differences in behavior when TCP is run
across WiFi as opposed to wired ? Especially with WiFi in the home ?
I am primarily thinking that there could be a higher demand for
TCP (end-to-end) retransmissions when using WiFi because the L2/WiFi
local retransmissions are insufficient. And if so, what the characteristics
of those end-to-end retransmissions is (would assume they would be larger
than N msec, where N is whatever the L2/wifi protection window is, which
unfortunately i don't know).
Asking because we've got the poor "must-sit-in-back-of-the-bus" traffic
called IP multicast that is not protected by L2/wifi retransmissions at
all and now we're wondering if carrying it over TCP as a workaround
could help, and therefore trying to educate myself on specific known
issue left when running traffic over TCP over WiFi.
If any other TSV or other WG mailing list might be a better place to
ask. pls. let me know.
Thank!
Toerless
