RE: FCIP Last Call comment 46 - TCP connection establishment

[Black_David@emc.com]

Yes, that's fine.  --David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Weber [mailto:ralphoweber@compuserve.com]
> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 10:31 PM
> To: IPS Reflector
> Subject: Re: FCIP Last Call comment 46 - TCP connection establishment
> 
> 
> David,
> 
> I can accept adding the following sentence if you can:
> 
>   "For example, the FCIP Entity might wait 60 seconds before
>   trying to re-establish the connection."
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> .Ralph
> 
> Black_David@emc.com wrote:
> 
> >
> > Ok, I agree that specifying a requirement for how this MUST be done
> > overconstrains the solution space, but I would like to see 
> an example
> > provided of how this could be done (without requiring that all
> > implementers to do it that way) so that an implementer has some idea
> > of what's needed to get this right.  For example, a 60 second wait
> > before trying to re-establish the connection might be sufficient.
> >
> > --David
> >
> > Comment 46 Technical
> >
> >    -- Section 9.1.2.1 - Non-Dynamic Creation of New TCP Connections
> >
> >       If the TCP connect request is rejected, the FCIP 
> Entity SHALL act
> >       to limit unnecessary repetition of attempts to 
> establish similar
> >       connections.
> >
> >    [T] That's a little vague. How about specifying a minimum time
> >    period that MUST elapse before retry?
> >
> >    Rejected
> >
> >    The purpose of the statement is to recommend against denial
> >    of service to other TCP clients as the result of over jealous
> >    attempts to retry rejected TCP connect request by FCIP Entities.
> >
> >    In the absence of an explanation of how interoperability 
> is affected,
> >    it not possible to devise a requirement that is both specific and
> >    practical for implementations.
> >
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