Title :
A dynamic delayed acknowledgment mechanism to improve TCP performance for asymmetric links
Author :
Afifi, Hossam ; Elloumi, Omar ; Rubino, Gerardo
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun. de Bretagne, Brest, France
fDate :
30 Jun-2 Jul 1998
Abstract :
TCP/IP performance in asymmetric networks can be affected by the reverse data path throughput. This could be naturally due the low bandwidth available on that link or because of some background traffic. We present some solutions to improve TCP performance in such conditions. These solutions need a minimal number of modifications in the actual network configuration
Keywords :
Internet telephony; delays; digital subscriber lines; performance evaluation; telecommunication links; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; ADSL; Internet; TCP performance improvement; TCP/IP performance; asymmetric links; asymmetric networks; background traffic; dynamic delayed acknowledgment mechanism; low bandwidth; network configuration; reverse data path throughput; telephone network; Bandwidth; Cost accounting; Delay effects; Delay estimation; Filling; Performance loss; Propagation losses; Protocols; TCPIP; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 1998. ISCC '98. Proceedings. Third IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8538-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.1998.702493
