On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 07:52:56AM +0000, Eggert, Lars wrote: > On Mar 4, 2013, at 19:44, Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The Transport Area has all of the groups that deal with transport > > protocols that need to do congestion control. Further, the (current) > > split of work means that all of the groups that need congestion > > oversight would be cared for by the position that is currently becoming > > empty as Wes leaves. > > Also, other areas frequently build protocols that need review from a congestion control perspective (do they back of under loss, can they even detect loss, etc.) > > Inside the area, there is typically enough CC clue applied by the TSV community as a whole. It's outside the area where the TSV AD as a person gets involved a lot. > > Lars Sure, but that could equally well be seen as a problem of the way how the IESG chooses to perform its business. There are enough experts that could consult whether its in role of directorates or else. They may just not want to take on an AD role. And there are a lot more TSV friction points with whats going on in the IETF than just CC.