Re: host-centric draft

[Kurt Erik Lindqvist <kurtis@kurtis.pp.se>]

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On 2004-02-25, at 18.43, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:

>
>> might be more than the amount of
>> data packets that are exchanged in some cases (imagine hosts being 
>> sensors
>> which only send a data packet every 30 seconds and now you add 
>> probing 4 or
>> so local/peer locator pairs!).
>
> That's why I think we should only perform reachability checks when we 
> already know or at least have a strong suspicion that something is 
> wrong.
>
> One possible exception is session establishment: it might be useful to 
> try several setup attempts in parallel, as the one that completes the 
> fastest is probably also the one that offers best peformance during 
> the session.
>
Don't this open up for a new DDoS? Interrupt the transport on both 
sides, or at a (or multiple) site exit router, enough to cause a storm 
of setup attempts?

Best regards,

- - kurtis -

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