RFC - 2581
TCP Congestion Control
| Original: |
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2581.txt |
| Authors: |
M. Allman [NASA Glenn/Sterling Software], V. Paxson [ACIRI / ICSI], W. Stevens [Consultant]
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| Date: |
April 1999 |
| Category: |
Proposed Standard |
| Obsoletes: |
| RFC-2001 |
TCP Slow Start, Congestion Avoidance, Fast Retransmit, and Fast Recovery Algorithms (Obsoleted by RFC-2581prop)
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| Updated by: |
| RFC-3390prop |
Increasing TCP's Initial Window |
| Referred by: |
60 RFC |
| Refers to: |
10 RFC |
Status
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
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.
