Increasing TCP's Initial Window
RFC 3390, “Increasing TCP's Initial Window”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2002 by M. Allman, S. Floyd, C. Partridge. It updates RFC 2581. It obsoletes RFC 2414. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies an optional standard for TCP to increase the permitted initial window from one segment to roughly 4K bytes, replacing RFC 2414. This document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the higher initial window. The document includes discussion of experiments and simulations showing that the higher initial window does not lead to congestion collapse. Finally, the document provides guidance on implementation issues.
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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