Using proxies to enhance TCP performance over hybrid fiber coaxial networks

Computer Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 1502-1518

  Cohen, Reuven ^a   Ramanathan, Srinivas ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid fiber coaxial networks; Residential broadband data services; TCP performance; Web proxies

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; BUFFER STORAGE; COAXIAL CABLES; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MODEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL CABLES; PACKET SWITCHING; VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

HYBRID FIBER COAXIAL (HFC) NETWORKS; RESIDENTIAL BROADBAND DATA SERVICES; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP); WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW);

WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 0031673465     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-3664(97)00160-6     Document Type: Article

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