Scalable TCP: Improving performance in highspeed wide area networks

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Kelly, Tom ^a,b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

BANDWIDTH-DELAY PRODUCTS; GIGABIT TRANSATLANTIC NETWORK; TCP CONGESTION CONTROL; TCP RECEIVERS;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 33645772960     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 01464833     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/956981.956989     Document Type: Review

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