Re: TCP timeout parameters and wireless (was Re: pilc minutes for IETF 48)

Mark,

Thanks for your message:

>... It is my opinion that it is a mistake to reduce the maximum
> RTO too low....

Absolutly; I'm worried that even mentioning the RTO maximum will 
detract attention from the maximum retransmition timeout which is 
the REAL problem with TCP over wireless, more than all the other 
TCP parameters combined, certainly.

I mean, what difference does it make if you have to wait an extra 
minute to get a connection back as long as you can get it back 
instead of having it dropped after nine minutes?

Cheers,
James