[zeromq-dev] Proposal regarding PGM and ZMQ

[Emmanuel Taurel]

Hello all

When using PGM as multicast protocol, it is necessary to call the
zmq_setsockopt() call to tune the ZMQ_RATE option.
This option limits the bandwidth given to PGM. If you give a limited value for
ZMQ_RATE (let's say 20 % of the available bandwidth) and if the
publisher writes
its data in a loop as fast as it can, all the bandwidth will be taken by the
PGM ODATA packets with no space left for RDATA packets in case some
are necessary.
During my test, I had to add a "sleep" call in the publisher loop to
keep some bandwidth for the RDATA packets.

Isn't it possible that ZMQ layer gives to the OpenPGM layer a
bandwidth value increased by a factor of around 5 % to automatically
have bandwidth available for RDATA
pcakets?
This could make user life easier.

It's just a proposal

Have a nice week-end

Emmanuel Taurel