[Iccrg] benchmarking new tcp congestion control algorithms

[Mark Allman]

> [Mark Allman:]
> > (2) We need to make sure that schemes are not tailored to the test
> >     scenarios.  Perhaps someone would actively try to do this.  However,
> >     my bigger concern is that such a set of generic simulations would
> >     lock folks into particular mental models of networks that would lead
> >     them to implicitly design towards the scenarios and not for broader
> >     situations.
> 
> This is my greatest concern. But then, a standard suite also forces
> folks away from using only their own tailored scenarios where their
> design works best.

That is absolutely true and that happens far too often.

I think it is just vital that the accepted view of these developed
scenarios is that they are only part of the story and that additional
tests and analysis will very likely be needed for a specific study.

allman



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