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Date:      Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:32:23 -0800
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@peorth.iteration.net>
Cc:        jlemon@FreeBSD.ORG, rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG, itojun@netbsd.org, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: TCP Rate-Halving
Message-ID:  <20010103123223.I292@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010103010739.A68404@peorth.iteration.net>; from keichii@iteration.net on Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 01:07:39AM -0600
References:  <20010103010739.A68404@peorth.iteration.net>

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* Michael C . Wu <keichii@iteration.net> [010102 23:07] wrote:
> [If need be, please add Cc: to -net]
> 
> While doing my own research project, I came across this piece
> of information.  It seems like a "nobody-has-it-but-it-is-fast" thing.
> 
> http://www.psc.edu/networking/ftp/papers/draft-ratehalving.txt
> 
> It seeks to improve the Reno TCP implementation by the most
> recommended trick in the book, redesigning the algorithm.  
> >From the above url:
> 	"Hoe [Hoe95] suggested that during Fast Recovery the TCP 
> 	 data sender space out retransmissions and new data on
> 	 alternate acknowledgements across the entire recovery RTT.  
> 	 (Note that this eliminates the half RTT lull in sending 
> 	 which occurs in Reno TCP.)"
> 
> Do we already do this?  I know that a re-write of our TCP code is
> "imminent."  This seeks to improve congested server TCP connections.
> (Oh BTW, Isn't TCP the little thing that servers use ;-)? )

There's no re-write in progress, just a couple of us slaving away
to make it mpsafe.  As far as this feature, I'm pretty sure Jaynath
was looking at implementing it.

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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