Implementing real-time transport services over an ossified network

McQuistin, S. , Perkins, C. and Fayed, M. (2016) Implementing real-time transport services over an ossified network. In: ACM, IRTF and ISOC Applied Networking Research Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 16 Jul 2016, pp. 81-87. ISBN 9781450344432 (doi: 10.1145/2959424.2959443)

Abstract

Real-time applications require a set of transport services not currently provided by widely-deployed transport protocols. Ossification prevents the deployment of novel protocols, restricting solutions to protocols using either TCP or UDP as a substrate. We describe the transport services required by real-time applications. We show that, in the short-term (i.e., while UDP is blocked at current levels), TCP offers a feasible substrate for providing these services. Over the longer term, protocols using UDP may reduce the number of networks blocking UDP, enabling a shift towards its use as a demultiplexing layer for novel transport protocols.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McQuistin, Dr Stephen and Perkins, Dr Colin
• Authors: McQuistin, S., Perkins, C., and Fayed, M.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• ISBN: 9781450344432
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 The Authors
• First Published: First published in ACM, IRTF and ISOC Applied Networking Research Workshop: 81-87
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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