at TCP slow-start

From: kim yong sin ([email protected])
Date: Sat Feb 28 1998 - 01:15:15 EST


Hello...

I'm researching 'slow-start behavior' in high delay-bandwidth product network.
With window scale option, slow-start mode is extended.
I experienced 'TCP sender buffer overflow' by 'slow-start behavior'.
(i.e Sender transmit two data packets by one ack packet, one is transmited
another is queued in sender buffer. As window size is increased, queued
data packets is increased. Finally overflow occur in sender buffer)

At least, Sender socket buffer size should be large to endure 'slow-start
bursty'.

I'm waiting your comments.
Do i have any mistake?
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  Yong-sin Kim. DCN-SSU-KOREA.
  Lab:02-820-0823 Pager:015-101-3904
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