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Re: [tcpm] Comments on draft-blanton-tcpm-3517bis-01

Ethan Blanton <eblanton@cs.ohiou.edu> Thu, 14 April 2011 00:17 UTC

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Subject: Re: [tcpm] Comments on draft-blanton-tcpm-3517bis-01
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Yuchung Cheng spake unto us the following wisdom:
> Thanks for the clarification. My example assumes SMSS=1460 (sorry for
> not being clear).
> 
> AFAIK, Linux (even with fack disabled) triggers the fast-recovery when
> any 3 packets (of any size) are sacked beyond SND.UNA.

And this is correct behavior, and what 3517/3517bis will both do.

Ethan

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