RFC - 2488
Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Channels using Standard Mechanisms
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2488.txt |
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| Authors: | M. Allman [NASA Lewis/Sterling Software], D. Glover [NASA Lewis], L. Sanchez [BBN] |
| Date: | January 1999 |
| Category: | Best Current Practice [ BCP-28 ] |
| Referred by: | 16 RFC |
| Refers to: | 8 RFC |
Status
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) provides reliable delivery of data across any network path, including network paths containing satellite channels. While TCP works over satellite channels there are several IETF standardized mechanisms that enable TCP to more effectively utilize the available capacity of the network path. This document outlines some of these TCP mitigations. At this time, all mitigations discussed in this document are IETF standards track mechanisms (or are compliant with IETF standards).
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