Increasing TCP's Initial Window
draft-hkchu-tcpm-initcwnd-01
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| Authors | Jerry Chu , Nandita Dukkipati , Yuchung Cheng , Matt Mathis | ||
| Last updated | 2012-04-19 (Latest revision 2010-07-12) | ||
| Replaced by | draft-ietf-tcpm-initcwnd | ||
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| IESG | IESG state | Replaced by draft-ietf-tcpm-initcwnd | |
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Abstract
This document proposes an increase in the permitted TCP initial window (IW) from between 2 and 4 segments, as specified in RFC 3390, to 10 segments. It discusses the motivation behind the increase, the advantages and disadvantages of the higher initial window, and presents results from several large scale experiments showing that the higher initial window improves the overall performance of many web services without risking congestion collapse. Finally, it outlines a list of concerns to be addressed in future tests.
Authors
Jerry Chu
Nandita Dukkipati
Yuchung Cheng
Matt Mathis
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