IETF RFC 5681
TCP Congestion Control
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Organization: | IETF |
Publication Date: | 1 September 2009 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 17 |
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This document defines TCP's four intertwined congestion control algorithms: slow start, congestion avoidance, fast retransmit, and fast recovery. In addition, the document specifies how TCP should begin transmission after a relatively long idle period, as well as discussing various acknowledgment generation methods. This document obsoletes RFC 2581.
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IETF RFC 5681
September 1, 2009
TCP Congestion Control
This document defines TCP's four intertwined congestion control algorithms: slow start, congestion avoidance, fast retransmit, and fast recovery. In addition, the document specifies how TCP should...