Performance of the communication layers of TCP/IP with the Myrinet gigabit LAN

Computer Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 989-997

  Barak, A ^a   Gilderman, I ^a   Metrik, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); INTERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL/INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP);

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 0032671442     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-3664(99)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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