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This panel discussion from ICNP '98 features experts like Joe Bannister, Hari Balakrishnan, and Steve Deering discussing the future of transport protocols. Key topics include reliable multicast, application requirements, the influence of new link technologies, and the future of TCP. The panel explores new research directions for transport protocols, focusing on congestion avoidance, fairness, and various applications such as file distribution and web caching. Participants share insights on link technologies including wireless, ad hoc networks, and optical systems.
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ICNP ’98 Panel Session The Future of Transport: Evolution or Revolution Joe Bannister USC/ISI
Panelists • Hari Balakrishnan • MIT Laboratory for Computer Science • Steve Deering • Cisco • Allison Mankin • USC Information Sciences Institute East • Keith Ross • Eurecom Institute
Suggested Topics • Reliable multicast • Application requirements • Influence of new link technologies • Whither TCP? • New research directions for transport protocols
Reliable Multicast • Fairness • Definitions for multipoint • Congestion avoidance • Supported applications • File distribution • Web caching • AFDP, BFTP, LBRM, LRMP, MDP, MFTP, MTP-2, PGM, RAMP, RMP, RMTP(-II), SRM, STORM, TBRM, TRM, XTP
Application Requirements • Web/HTTP • Short-lived connections • Aggressive use of multiple connections • Real-time streams • Mobility • Energy efficiency • Adaptive applications
Link Technologies • Wireless • Cell-based • Ad hoc • Satellite • Long, fat pipe • Optical • End-to-end gigabits
TCP • TCP after SACK • Near- and far-term outlook • TCP’s friends • UDP • XTP • MTP, PGM, “RTP”