Re: IPv6 Multi-homing (was IPv6 /64 links)

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Douglas Otis <dotis () mail-abuse org> wrote:
> On 6/25/12 7:54 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> > It would have been better if IETF had actually solved this instead
> > of punting on it when developing IPv6.
>
> Dear Owen,
>
> The IETF offered a HA solution that operates at the transport level.  It
> solves jumbo frame error detection rate issues, head of queue
> blocking, instant fail-over, better supports high data rates with
> lower overhead, offers multi-homing transparently across
> multiple providers, offers fast setup and anti-packet source spoofing.
> The transport is SCTP, used by every cellular tower and for
> media distribution.
>
> This transport's improved error detection is now supported in hardware
> by current network adapters and processors.  Conversely, TCP suffers
> from high undetected stuck bit errors, head of queue blocking, complex
> multi-homing, slow setup, high process overhead and is prone to source
> spoofing.  It seems OS vendors rather than the IETF hampered progress in
> this area.  Why band-aid on a solved problem?

can I use sctp to do the facebooks?