Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:23:07 +0100 From: Werner Almesberger <Werner.Almesberger@epfl.ch> To: netdev@oss.sgi.com, linux-diffserv@lrc.di.epfl.ch Subject: [RFC] tcng: Traffic Control, next generation language Linux traffic control currently isn't exactly renowned for its user friendly configuration ;-) I'd like to solve this problem by introducing a new configuration language. Once this is in place, also more advanced concepts, such a direct generation of highly optimized C code for selected traffic control scenarios will become feasible. To get things rolling, I, with help from Milena Mondini, have defined a language that should be able to express most current traffic control configurations, and I've started implementing a translator to the "old" tc syntax: ftp://icaftp.epfl.ch/pub/linux/tcng/tcng-0s.tar.gz Note that the translator is still next to useless, because it only supports a very small number of traffic control elements and parameters. Also, some parameters will need special handling in the language (e.g. rsvp's "ipproto"). I'm making this release mainly to gather feedback on the configuration language. Comments ? - Werner -- _________________________________________________________________________ / Werner Almesberger, ICA, EPFL, CH Werner.Almesberger@epfl.ch / /_IN_N_032__Tel_+41_21_693_6621__Fax_+41_21_693_6610_____________________/