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Re: revision RFC 2001 (draft-ietf-tcpimpl-cong-control-00.txt)

Vern Paxson <vern@ee.lbl.gov> Sat, 15 August 1998 07:24 UTC

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> Are there any clocking or other advantages to having frequent ACKs?

Yes, definitely.  You get smoother clocking out of new packets at the
sender; the window opens more quickly; and when there's loss, you're more
likely to have fast retransmission opportunities.

		Vern

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