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* For example, if you can obtain the same understanding of path * For example, if you can obtain the same understanding of path
characteristics from measurements obtained over a few more round characteristics from measurements obtained over a few more round
trips, endpoint implementers are unlikely to be eager to add trips, endpoint implementers are unlikely to be eager to add
complexity, and many attributes can be measured from an endpoint, complexity, and many attributes can be measured from an endpoint,
without assistance from intermediate nodes. without assistance from intermediate nodes.
For "Per-Connection State", the key questions discussed in the For "Per-Connection State", the key questions discussed in the
Research Group were "how much state" and "where state is maintained". Research Group were "how much state" and "where state is maintained".
* Integrated Services (IntServ) (Section 6.2) required state at * Integrated Services (IntServ) (Section 6.2) required state at
every intermediate node for every connection between two every participating intermediate node for every connection between
endpoints. As the Internet ecosystem has evolved, carrying many two endpoints. As the Internet ecosystem has evolved, carrying
connections in a tunnel that appears to intermediate nodes as a many connections in a tunnel that appears to intermediate nodes as
single connection has become more common, so that additional end- a single connection has become more common, so that additional
to-end connections don't add additional state to intermediate end-to-end connections don't add additional state to intermediate
nodes between tunnel endpoints. If these tunnels are encrypted, nodes between tunnel endpoints. If these tunnels are encrypted,
intermediate nodes between tunnel endpoints can't distinguish intermediate nodes between tunnel endpoints can't distinguish
between connections, even if that were desirable. between connections, even if that were desirable.
For "Keeping Traffic on Fast Paths", we noted that this was true for For "Keeping Traffic on Fast Paths", we noted that this was true for
many platforms, but not for all. many platforms, but not for all.
* For backbone routers, this is likely an Invariant, but for * For backbone routers, this is likely an Invariant, but for
platforms that rely more on general-purpose computers to make platforms that rely more on general-purpose computers to make
forwarding decisions, this may not be a fatal flaw for Path Aware forwarding decisions, this may not be a fatal flaw for Path Aware
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