CLM-TCP: TCP Congestion Control Mechanism Using Cross Layer for Wireless Mesh Networks

The Transmission Control Protocol - TCP has been widely researched in many different networking technologies such as wireless, optical, satellite, sensor, and wired since it is the most used protocol on the Internet. In Wireless mesh networks, this protocol still has challenges due to its origin and implementations for wired networks. This paper proposes an adaptation on the congestion control mechanism using information from the network layer to improve TCP performance through the vertical calibration across layer technique. The result is the Cross Layer Mesh - Transmission Control Protocol (CLM-TCP). To show the efficiency of the proposal, simulations in the NS-2 were carried out.