Title :
Active TCP control by a network
Author_Institution :
NTT Inf. Sharing Platform Labs., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
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
Keywords :
Internet; digital simulation; intranets; telecommunication control; transport protocols; Ack interval; Internet; active TCP control; active network control; end-to-end TCP control; end-to-end TCP performance; fairness; high-speed network; interconnected networks; interworking algorithm; intranets; multiple TCP connections; network information; simulation; transmission control protocol; Communication system control; Costs; Degradation; Ethernet networks; High-speed networks; Local area networks; TCPIP; Throughput; Transport protocols; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1999. GLOBECOM '99
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeireo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5796-5
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1999.832500
