End-to-End Adaptive Congestion Control in TCP/IP Networks

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Source-Based Congestion Control Mechanisms

CONTENTS

5.1 Overview

5.2 Traditional TCP

5.3 TCP Modifications for Networks with Large Bandwidth Delay Products 81

5.3.1 Scalable TCP (STCP)

5.3.2 HighSpeed TCP (HSTCP)

5.3.3 BIC

5.3.4 CUBIC

5.4 Delay Based Congestion Control

5.4.1 TCP Vegas

5.4.2 FAST TCP

5.5 Congestion Control for Wireless Networks

5.5.1 TCP Westwood

5.5.2 TCP Veno

5.6 Congestion Control for Multimedia Applications

5.6.1 Rate Adaptation Protocol (RAP)

5.6.2 TFRC

5.7 Concluding Comments

5.1 Overview

TCP is the basis of the Internet and has served its requirements remarkably well [301]. However, its inefficiency in modern networks stimulates continuous improvement to match its rapid evolution. TCP variants that arise from this ...