Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 06:42:44 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Dave Marquardt <marquard@zilker.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adaptive scheduling Message-ID: <199711271442.GAA00549@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "26 Nov 1997 23:14:09 CST." <85g1oisyu6.fsf@localhost.zilker.net>
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>Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net> writes: >> It is not that difficult to schedule outgoing packets, but incoming >> traffic is difficult to control. In the case of tcp streams, one >> suggestion has been to rewrite the window value on the tcp packets so that >> holding back ACKs will slow down the incoming stream after about two >> packets or so. Additionally, it is possible to send icmp source quench >> packets to try to slow down external sources. I don't know that these >> mechanisms will work very well, though. > >Does FreeBSD do anything with the IP Type of Service bits? Yes, both telnet and ftp set the TOS as appropriate. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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