About "increasing TCP's initial window"

From: kim yong sin ([email protected])
Date: Tue Jan 13 1998 - 02:53:57 EST


By draft, Initial window size would be that given :
   min(4*MSS, max (2*MSS, 4380 bytes))

Why don't consider 'RTT' ?
I think that it is a critical factor at Satellite network.
For example, if RTT value is very small then throughput doesn't depend on
initial window size.
In other words, slow-start period is very short in both (increased initial
window and 1 segment).

I think that increasing TCP's initial window intends to improve performance
during slow-start.
To adapt it to Satellite links we'd better consider RTT, I think.

If you discussed it already, advise me.



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