Re: [tcpm] [Tmrg] Increasing the Initial Window - Notes

[Lachlan Andrew <[e-mail]>]

On 13 November 2010 04:01, Stefan Hirschmann <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> To be honest. I don't like the idea that an application behaves
> different depending on the used TCP variant. For me, TCP is kernel stuff
> and an application should use it without thinking.

Applications very often check the version of OS or CPU they are
running on, and behave differently accordingly.  Doing this for TCP
wouldn't be setting a precedent.  Of course, we would need a very
clear benefit to justify such an increase in complexity, and it isn't
clear that a factor of 3 in the IW is enough justification.

$0.02
Lachlan

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