> From: Curtis Villamizar <[email protected]>
> writes:
> > 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.
>
>
> LFNs can get congested too. If the delay is also due to queueing
> rather than just distance then you make matters worse.
>
> It might be worth TCB sharing and starting from a fraction of the
> previous connection window size depending on how long its been since
> the last connection to that exact destination closed.
FYI - see RFC 2140, TCP Control Block Interdependence, for
a discussion of this. It is based on initial discussions of
sharing in the T/TCP specs (Braden, RFCs 1664 and 1379)
Joe
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