Simulation-based comparisons of Tahoe, Reno, and SACK TCP

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5-21

  Fall, Kevin ^a   Floyd, Sally ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET SWITCHING;

INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE; RENO TCP; SELECTIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TAHOE TCP;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030189675     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/235160.235162     Document Type: Article

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