[ih] When was Go Back N adopted by TCP

[Vint Cerf]

i think this is not an adequate analysis. Delay variations between A, S, B
and C might produce different timeouts even if the RTT measurement
algorithms are the same. "fair"is not a simple notion in the dynamic and
variable world of the Internet.

v



On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Detlef Bosau <detlef.bosau at web.de> wrote:

> Just to make my thoughts more clear.
>
> Let A,B,C end nodes, S some switch.
>
> A
>    \
>      S---------------------------------C
>    /
> B
>
> Assume one data flow from a to C, a competing one from B to C.
>
> I expect that it makes a difference, whether both TCPs employ the same
> RTO scheme or, e.g. A, uses a more aggressive one that does earlier
> retransmissions than its competitor. At least when we expect both TCPs
> to use a fair share of resources, both TCPs should employ the same scheme.
>
> Do you agree?
>
> Detlef
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