TCP Extension for High-Speed Paths
Van L. Jacobson, Robert Braden, L. Zhang · 1990
This memo describes an Experimental Protocol extension to TCP for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol Standards " for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Summary This memo describes a small extension to TCP to support reliable operation over very high-speed paths, using sender timestamps transmitted using the TCP Echo option proposed in RFC-1072. 1.