Protocol Action: Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Channels using Standard Mechanisms to BCP
The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> Fri, 20 November 1998 21:04 UTC
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The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'Enhancing TCP Over Satellite Channels using Standard Mechanisms' <draft-ietf-tcpsat-stand-mech-06.txt> as a BCP. This document is the product of the TCP Over Satellite Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Scott Bradner and Vern Paxson. Technical Summary While TCP can reliably deliver data across any network path, including those containing satellite links, there are a number of IETF-standardized TCP/IP mechanisms that can enable TCP to utilize the available capacity of the path more effectively: PMTU discovery, forward error correction, correct congestion control including fast retransmit/recovery, large windows, and selective acknowledgments. This document discusses the effects of these different mechanisms and the circumstances in which they aid performance. Working Group Summary This document has broad working group support. Protocol Quality Vern Paxson reviewed the document for the IESG. It is sound and thorough.