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RFC 5681 - TCP Congestion Control

  • Status: Draft Standard
  • Published: September 2009
  • Stream: IETF
  • Obsoletes: RFC 2581
  • Updated by: RFC 9438
  • Errata: RFC Editor Errata

Status of This Memo​

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

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Abstract​

This document defines TCP's four intertwined congestion control algorithms: slow start, congestion avoidance, fast retransmit, and fast recovery. In addition, the document specifies how TCP should begin transmission after a relatively long idle period, as well as discussing various acknowledgment generation methods. This document obsoletes RFC 2581.

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Authors' Addresses​

Mark Allman International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) 1947 Center Street Suite 600 Berkeley, CA 94704-1198 Phone: +1 440 235 1792 EMail: [email protected] http://www.icir.org/mallman/

Vern Paxson International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) 1947 Center Street Suite 600 Berkeley, CA 94704-1198 Phone: +1 510/642-4274 x302 EMail: [email protected] http://www.icir.org/vern/

Ethan Blanton Purdue University Computer Sciences 305 North University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 EMail: [email protected] http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/eblanton/