@misc{rfc2988, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 2988, howpublished = {RFC 2988}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC2988}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2988}, author = {Dr. Vern Paxson and Mark Allman}, title = {{Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer}}, pagetotal = 8, year = 2000, month = nov, abstract = {This document defines the standard algorithm that Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) senders are required to use to compute and manage their retransmission timer. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }