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8. Acknowledgments

Core Algorithm Developers​

The core algorithms we describe were developed by Van Jacobson [Jac88, Jac90].

Additional Contributors​

In addition, Limited Transmit [RFC3042] was developed in conjunction with Hari Balakrishnan and Sally Floyd.

The initial congestion window size specified in this document is a result of work with Sally Floyd and Craig Partridge [RFC2414, RFC3390].

W. Richard Stevens​

W. Richard ("Rich") Stevens wrote the first version of this document [RFC2001] and co-authored the second version [RFC2581]. This present version much benefits from his clarity and thoughtfulness of description, and we are grateful for Rich's contributions in elucidating TCP congestion control, as well as in more broadly helping us understand numerous issues relating to networking.

We wish to emphasize that the shortcomings and mistakes of this document are solely the responsibility of the current authors.

Source Material​

Some of the text from this document is taken from:

  • "TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols" by W. Richard Stevens (Addison-Wesley, 1994)
  • "TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2: The Implementation" by Gary R. Wright and W. Richard Stevens (Addison-Wesley, 1995)

This material is used with the permission of Addison-Wesley.

Technical Contributors​

The following individuals contributed a number of helpful suggestions:

  • Anil Agarwal
  • Steve Arden
  • Neal Cardwell
  • Noritoshi Demizu
  • Gorry Fairhurst
  • Kevin Fall
  • John Heffner
  • Alfred Hoenes
  • Sally Floyd
  • Reiner Ludwig
  • Matt Mathis
  • Craig Partridge
  • Joe Touch
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