The IESG has received a request from the Active Queue Management and Packet Scheduling WG (aqm) to consider the following document: - 'The Benefits of using Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)' <draft-ietf-aqm-ecn-benefits-06.txt> as Informational RFC The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2015-10-15. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract The goal of this document is to describe the potential benefits when applications use a transport that enables Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN). The document outlines the principal gains in terms of increased throughput, reduced delay and other benefits when ECN is used over a network path that includes equipment that supports ECN-marking. It also discusses challenges for successful deployment of ECN. It does not propose new algorithms to use ECN, nor does it describe the details of implementation of ECN in endpoint devices (Internet hosts), routers or other network devices. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-aqm-ecn-benefits/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-aqm-ecn-benefits/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
