The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'Enhancing TCP Over Satellite
Channels using Standard Mechanisms'
<draft-ietf-tcpsat-stand-mech-06.txt> as a BCP. This document is the
product of the TCP Over Satellite Working Group. The IESG contact
persons are Scott Bradner and Vern Paxson.
Technical Summary
While TCP can reliably deliver data across any network path, including
those containing satellite links, there are a number of IETF-standardized
TCP/IP mechanisms that can enable TCP to utilize the available capacity of
the path more effectively: PMTU discovery, forward error correction,
correct congestion control including fast retransmit/recovery, large
windows, and selective acknowledgments. This document discusses the
effects of these different mechanisms and the circumstances in which they
aid performance.
Working Group Summary
This document has broad working group support.
Protocol Quality
Vern Paxson reviewed the document for the IESG. It is sound and thorough.
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