Re: TCP limitations (was Re: ISCSI: Urgent Flag requirement violates TCP.)

[julian_satran@il.ibm.com]

That is correct but strictly not within the mandate of the IPS WG.

We might be tempted to follow-up on some other venue.

Julo

"Bernard D. Aboba" <aboba@internaut.com> on 26/11/2000 20:28:04

Please respond to "Bernard D. Aboba" <aboba@internaut.com>

To:   "Randall R. Stewart" <randall@stewart.chicago.il.us>
cc:   Vern Paxson <vern@ee.lbl.gov>, Julian Satran/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL,
      ips@ece.cmu.edu
Subject:  Re: TCP limitations (was Re: ISCSI: Urgent Flag requirement
      violates TCP.)





> Your idea makes it ALWAYS:
>
> Store the message in user memory where it
> belongs, no matter what. No NIC memory would
> ever be needed ...
>
>
> Much superior...
>

Indeed; I believe that this should be a requirement of the design.
I'd note that the same effect can be produced with TCP by running iSCSI
over an RDMA protocol.