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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: multiple connectionsJulian, I have to ask you not to do that. There is consensus in the WG that multiple connection sessions are an important feature that needs to be specified, but should be optional to implement. There is NOT consensus on what the right design approach is. I have off-line email from proponents of both the Asymmetric and Symmetric multi-connection session models expressing dismay at the separation of them from the main specification and arguing that their preferred approach is the right one. These reinforce my observations that there is no consensus on the issue, and that the mailing list discussion is unlikely to achieve consensus. As I stated in earlier email, the requirement for multiple connection sessions has not been removed, but spending the next 6-8 weeks discussing it on the mailing list does not appear likely to achieve consensus. We need to try something else, namely an off-line design team. In the near term, list bandwidth is better used to make progress on issues where progress is still possible, such as flow control. Thanks, --David --------------------------------------------------- David L. Black, Senior Technologist EMC Corporation, 42 South St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 +1 (508) 435-1000 x75140 FAX: +1 (508) 497-8500 black_david@emc.com Mobile: +1 (978) 394-7754 --------------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: julian_satran@il.ibm.com [SMTP:julian_satran@il.ibm.com] > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 3:32 AM > To: ips@ece.cmu.edu > Subject: multiple connections > > > > Dear colleagues, > > I was out on a week vacation and was a bit surprised by the turn of > events. > I will try to summarize today why the whole design team, and many more, > thought that multiple connections are a central feature to iSCSI and why > removing it will harm the effort. > I thought that we have a rough consensus on this and what we are not fully > confident about is if to go for an asymmetric scheme (with separate > control > and data connections) or a symmetric scheme. > > Julo >
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