Active TCP control by a network
A. Koike · 2003
The potential role of a network in improving end-to-end TCP control is considered. Communications in the high-speed network age are revealing the limitations of end-to-end TCP control. Solving these problems requires not only end-to-end control but also active network control. An overview of related work is given, followed by the proposal of a method for adjusting the Ack interval based on network information. Special focus is given to a scenario in which networks with different speeds are interconnected at a router. Simulation based on an interworking algorithm showed a good end-to-end TCP performance as to fairness between multiple TCP connections.