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A comparison of mechanisms for improving TCP performance over wireless links

Editor: Simon S. Lam Authors:

Hari Balakrishnan,

Venkata N. Padmanabhan,

Srinivasan Seshan,

Randy H. KatzAuthors Info & Claims

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), Volume 5, Issue 6

Pages 756 - 769

https://doi.org/10.1109/90.650137

Published: 01 December 1997 Publication History

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The authors present a well-constructed series of experiments on the performance of the Internet protocol TCP when the last link in the chain is a lossy channel, such as a cellnet radio connection. This is important with the increasing number of network users who use mobile or portable systems. Unmodified TCP shows a dramatic loss of performance as errors on the radio link rise, and the authors explore a wide range of recovery strategies. An important result is their demonstration that local action, without splitting the TCP channel, can be more effective than enhancements to the end-to-end protocol. However, to achieve this improvement, the local link protocol needs to be aware of the higher-level transport protocol in use. The experimental work, presentation, and discussion of results are particularly good. I would also recommend this paper as an example of research in this area.

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