RFC 3042 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2001
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Enhancing TCP's Loss Recovery Using Limited Transmit
Overview
RFC 3042, “Enhancing TCP's Loss Recovery Using Limited Transmit”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2001 by M. Allman, H. Balakrishnan, S. Floyd. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document proposes a new Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) mechanism that can be used to more effectively recover lost segments when a connection's congestion window is small, or when a large number of segments are lost in a single transmission window. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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