Analysis of optimal ACK frequency over asymmetric GEO-space channels

Author

Wang, Ru H. ; Bonasu, Sreelakshmi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr./Comput. Eng., Lamar Univ., Beaumont, TX, USA

Volume

5

fYear

2004

fDate

29 Nov.-3 Dec. 2004

Firstpage

2717

Abstract

The acknowledgement (ACK) strategy of the transmission control protocol (TCP) has been modified to improve its performance in asymmetric networks, like in the space communication environment. A general relationship between asymmetric channel ratio and optimal ACK frequency, to achieve maximal throughput, is not available. This paper studies optimal ACK frequency with respect to round-trip time (RTT) to achieve the maximum throughput over various asymmetric GEO-satellite links, using a test-bed, and builds a simple model for the relationship between optimal ACK frequency and asymmetric channel ratio.

Keywords

optimisation; satellite links; transport protocols; ACK frequency optimization; Internet protocols; RTT; TCP acknowledgement scheme; asymmetric GEO-space channels; asymmetric channel ratio; asymmetric networks; round-trip time; satellite links; space communication; throughput maximization; transmission control protocol; Communication system control; Computer networks; Delay effects; Frequency; Internet; Satellite communication; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Throughput; Transport protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 2004. GLOBECOM '04. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8794-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.2004.1378849

Filename

1378849