RFC Editor: RFC 2581 on TCP Congestion Control
Mark Allman <mallman@grc.nasa.gov> Fri, 09 April 1999 01:40 UTC
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Subject: RFC Editor: RFC 2581 on TCP Congestion Control
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FYI... ------- Forwarded Message To: IETF-Announce:;@ietf.org Subject: RFC 2581 on TCP Congestion Control Cc: rfc-ed@ISI.EDU Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 16:53:18 -0700 From: RFC Editor <rfc-ed@ISI.EDU> - --NextPart A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 2581: Title: TCP Congestion Control Author(s): M. Allman, V. Paxson, W. Stevens Status: Proposed Standard Date: April 1999 Mailbox: mallman@grc.nasa.gov, vern@aciri.org, rstevens@kohala.com Pages: 14 Characters: 31351 Obsoletes: 2001 I-D Tag: draft-ietf-tcpimpl-cong-control-05.txt URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2581.txt his 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 is a product of the TCP Implementation Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol. 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. This announcement is sent to the IETF list and the RFC-DIST list. Requests to be added to or deleted from the IETF distribution list should be sent to IETF-REQUEST@IETF.ORG. Requests to be added to or deleted from the RFC-DIST distribution list should be sent to RFC-DIST-REQUEST@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Details on obtaining RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by sending an EMAIL message to rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG with the message body help: ways_to_get_rfcs. For example: To: rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG Subject: getting rfcs help: ways_to_get_rfcs Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to RFC-Manager@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution.echo Submissions for Requests for Comments should be sent to RFC-EDITOR@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Please consult RFC 2223, Instructions to RFC Authors, for further information. Joyce K. Reynolds and Alegre Ramos USC/Information Sciences Institute ... Below is the data which will enable a MIME compliant Mail Reader implementation to automatically retrieve the ASCII version of the RFCs. - --NextPart Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; Boundary="OtherAccess" - --OtherAccess Content-Type: Message/External-body; access-type="mail-server"; server="RFC-INFO@RFC-EDITOR.ORG" Content-Type: text/plain Content-ID: <990408165134.RFC@RFC-EDITOR.ORG> RETRIEVE: rfc DOC-ID: rfc2581 - --OtherAccess Content-Type: Message/External-body; name="rfc2581.txt"; site="ftp.isi.edu"; access-type="anon-ftp"; directory="in-notes" Content-Type: text/plain Content-ID: <990408165134.RFC@RFC-EDITOR.ORG> - --OtherAccess-- - --NextPart-- ------- End of Forwarded Message
- RFC Editor: RFC 2581 on TCP Congestion Control Mark Allman