Using TCP flow-aggregation to enhance data experience of cellular wireless users

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1190-1204

  Chakravorty, Rajiv ^a,b   Katti, Sachin ^c   Pratt, Ian ^a   Crowcroft, Jon ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

General packet radio service (GPRS); Proxy; Third generation (3G); Transmission control protocol (TCP); Universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS); Wireless

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MODEMS; PACKET NETWORKS; PACKET SWITCHING; QUEUEING NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE (GPRS); PROXY; THIRD GENERATION (3G); TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOLS (TCP); UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM (UMTS);

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 20844463305     PISSN: 07338716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2005.845628     Document Type: Article

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