A Measurement Based Approach to TCP Congestion Control

European Transactions on Telecommunications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-63

  Ruddle, Alan ^a   Allison, Colin ^a   Lindsay, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042877259     PISSN: 1124318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ett.4460130106     Document Type: Article

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