An evaluation of tail loss recovery mechanisms for TCP

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-11

  Rajiullah, Mohammad ^a   Hurtig, Per ^a   Brunstrom, Anna ^a   Petlund, Andreas ^c   Welzl, Michael ^b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Simular Research Laboratory   (Norway)

Author keywords

Congestion control; Latency; Packet loss; Recovery; TCP

Indexed keywords

CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); PACKET LOSS; RECOVERY;

INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS; LATENCY; LATENCY REDUCTION; LOSS RECOVERY; NEW MECHANISMS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS;

TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

EID: 84979031869     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 19435819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/2717646.2717648     Document Type: Conference Paper

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