Syndrome: A light-weight approach to improving TCP performance in mobile wireless networks

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-57

  Chen, Wei Peng ^a   Hsiao, Yung Ching ^a   Hou, Jennifer C ^a   Ge, Ye ^a   Fitz, Michael P ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile wireless networks; Syndrome; TCP performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345757362     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.32     Document Type: Article

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