Architectures, features, and implementation of high speed transport protocols

The authors present a comparative study of the characteristics of high speed protocols, new protocol architectures, and implementation techniques for these protocols. They start with a general description of transport protocol services, and follow with a small sample of gigabit applications which might utilize a high speed network. The problems with current transport protocols and protocol architectures are examined. General concepts for high speed protocols and protocol architectures are presented. Specific design techniques suggested for high speed protocols and the potential impact of each are discussed