Abstract
Ubiquitous deployment of middleboxes has resulted in ossification of the transport layer, with TCP and UDP becoming part of the narrow waist of the Internet. This is a necessary stage in the evolution of the network, caused by its progression from research, to production, to increasingly critical infrastructure. New transport layer protocols will be needed in future, but since we are working with essential infrastructure, we cannot expect to have scope to make wholesale rapid changes. Future development must be done using the existing protocols as substrates, always maintaining on-the-wire compatibility. To advance, we must embrace the ossification of the network, and learn to reinterpret and extend the existing protocols.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IAB Workshop on Stack Evolution in a Middlebox Internet (SEMI) |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Jan 2015 |
| Event | IAB Workshop on Stack Evolution in a Middlebox Internet - ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland Duration: 26 Jan 2015 → 27 Jan 2015 https://www.iab.org/activities/workshops/semi/ |
Workshop
| Workshop | IAB Workshop on Stack Evolution in a Middlebox Internet |
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| Abbreviated title | SEMI |
| Country/Territory | Switzerland |
| City | Zürich |
| Period | 26/01/15 → 27/01/15 |
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