WINDOW_UPDATE with streamid = 0 redundant?

• From: Daniel Sommermann <dcsommer@fb.com>
• Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:33:25 -0800
• To: HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <52FAA535.9070501@fb.com>

"Separate WINDOW_UPDATE frames are sent for the stream and connection 
level flow control windows. "

It seems that we don't usually need a separate WINDOW_UPDATE for the 
connection (with streamid = 0). When a particular stream gets processed, 
we send a WINDOW_UPDATE for that stream, but doesn't this also imply 
that the connection-level window should also be updated? When would a 
WINDOW_UPDATE for a stream NOT imply an update on the connection window?

I can see keeping around WINDOW_UPDATE with streamid = 0 for the case 
where you want to increase only the connection window size at the 
beginning of the connection, but after that setup, it seems like a waste 
of bandwidth to send these extra WINDOW_UPDATE frames for the connection 
window.

Thoughts?

Received on Tuesday, 11 February 2014 22:34:22 UTC