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Re: [ns] regarding NS TCP implementation!!!
yes, i meant the accumulation of data in a segment.thanks.
Renjish
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Lloyd Wood wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Kaleelazhicathu R R Kumar wrote:
>
> > can anyone tell me whether the tcp implementation in NS sends packets
> > irrespective of their size individually or does it simulate the actual TCP
> > in aggregating the smaller packets in a single segment...
>
> you mean 'smaller accumulations of data in a single segment'. packets
> encapsulate segments. multiple segments issued together as packets
> make a burst.
>
> > what i mean to
> > say is..considering that packets are of sizes smaller than the segment
> > size,will these smaller packets be aggregated in a single segment as is
> > done in actual tcp implementation???
>
> read up on Nagle's algorithm. FullTcp in ns implements Nagle's
> algorithm.
>
> L.
>
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