A survey of light-weight transport protocols for high-speed networks

Author

Doeringer, Willibald A. ; Dykeman, Doug ; Kaiserswerth, Matthias ; Meister, Bernd Werner ; Rudin, Harry ; Williamson, Robin

Author_Institution

IBM Zurich Res. Lab., Ruschlikon, Switzerland

Volume

38

Issue

11

fYear

1990

fDate

11/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2025

Lastpage

2039

Abstract

A comparative survey is presented of techniques used at the transport layer in eight representative protocols, most of which were designed to improve the protocol processing rate. The protocols are the relevant portions of the APPN, Datakit, Delta-t, NETBLT, OSI/TP4, TCP, VMTP, and XTP architectures. The protocols are described, and the functions under consideration are defined. No distinction is made as to whether these functions are carried out in a LAN, MAN, or WAN environment. The objective is to provide reliable, end-to-end transmission of data. The mechanisms required to support connection management, acknowledgements, flow control, and error handling are examined. Suitable techniques for designing light-weight transport protocols are identified. A discussion is presented as to which technique seems the most promising

Keywords

computer networks; protocols; reviews; APPN; Datakit; Delta-t; NETBLT; OSI/TP4; TCP; VMTP; XTP; acknowledgements; comparative survey; connection management; end-to-end transmission; error handling; flow control; high-speed networks; light-weight transport protocols; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Bandwidth; Computer displays; Delay; Error analysis; High-speed networks; Open systems; Transport protocols; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0090-6778

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/26.61485

Filename

61485