idnits 2.17.1 draft-allman-tcp-abc-04.txt: Skipping this file; it looks like a tombstone file to me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. 3 RFC 3465 5 Title: TCP Congestion Control with Appropriate Byte 6 Counting (ABC) 7 Author(s): M. Allman 8 Status: Experimental 9 Date: February 2003 10 Mailbox: mallman@bbn.com 11 Pages: 10 12 Characters: 23486 13 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None 15 I-D Tag: draft-allman-tcp-abc-04.txt 17 URL: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3465.txt 19 This document proposes a small modification to the way TCP increases 20 its congestion window. Rather than the traditional method of 21 increasing the congestion window by a constant amount for each 22 arriving acknowledgment, the document suggests basing the increase 23 on the number of previously unacknowledged bytes each ACK covers. 24 This change improves the performance of TCP, as well as closes a 25 security hole TCP receivers can use to induce the sender into 26 increasing the sending rate too rapidly. 28 This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. 29 It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and 30 suggestions for improvement are requested. Distribution of this memo 31 is unlimited. 33 This announcement is sent to the IETF list and the RFC-DIST list. 34 Requests to be added to or deleted from the IETF distribution list 35 should be sent to IETF-REQUEST@IETF.ORG. Requests to be 36 added to or deleted from the RFC-DIST distribution list should 37 be sent to RFC-DIST-REQUEST@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. 39 Details on obtaining RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by sending 40 an EMAIL message to rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG with the message body 41 help: ways_to_get_rfcs. For example: 43 To: rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG 44 Subject: getting rfcs 46 help: ways_to_get_rfcs 48 Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the 49 author of the RFC in question, or to RFC-Manager@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Unless 50 specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for 51 unlimited distribution.echo 52 Submissions for Requests for Comments should be sent to 53 RFC-EDITOR@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Please consult RFC 2223, Instructions to RFC 54 Authors, for further information.