RFC 6298 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2011

Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer

Overview

RFC 6298, “Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2011 by V. Paxson, M. Allman, J. Chu, M. Sargent. It updates RFC 1122. It obsoletes RFC 2988. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines the standard algorithm that Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) senders are required to use to compute and manage their retransmission timer. It expands on the discussion in Section 4.2.3.1 of RFC 1122 and upgrades the requirement of supporting the algorithm from a SHOULD to a MUST. This document obsoletes RFC 2988. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2988
This RFC updates
RFC 1122
Other RFCs from 2011

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