Re: why i should like pibs

[Juergen Schoenwaelder <schoenw@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de>]

>>>>> Kwok Ho Chan writes:

Kwok> Juergen: Thank you very much for the list.  The Connection
Kwok> Orient + State-full-ness between the PEP and Server may be an
Kwok> important feature of COPS-PR+PIBs.  It allows the Server/PDP to
Kwok> allocate resources for specific services with clear delegation
Kwok> of responsibility.  Hope you see the combination of features as
Kwok> an advantage also.  -- Kwok --

The feature is "shared state". COPS-PR uses TCP and keep-alives to
_implement_ that feature. I agree that TCP simplifies the realization
of shared state from an implementation point of view - perhaps this is
what you were saying...

/js

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Juergen Schoenwaelder    <http://www.informatik.uni-osnabrueck.de/schoenw/>