DTN bundle layer over TCP: Retransmission algorithms in the presence of channel disruptions

Journal of Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-116

  Caini, Carlo ^a   Firrincieli, Rosario ^a   Livini, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bundle layer; Challenged networks; Disruptions; DTN; Satellite communications; TCP

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM DESCRIPTION; CHALLENGED NETWORKS; COMPLEX INTERACTION; GEO SATELLITES; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; PATH AVAILABILITY; PERFORMANCE METRICS; RETRANSMISSION ALGORITHM; ROBUST NETWORK; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SINK NODES;

ALGORITHMS; COMPLEXATION; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 78049502863     PISSN: 17962021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jcm.5.2.106-116     Document Type: Article

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