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From: gary@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM (Gary Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: TCP Optimizations/Enhancements
Keywords: Nagle Jacobsen Karn optimizations
Message-ID: <798@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM>
Date: 13 Sep 89 15:35:48 GMT
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Organization: Unisys Corporation, Devon, PA
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I have seen mention of the "Nagle algorithm" to improve TCP
performance.  And I've seen reference to TCP enhancements by Nagle,
Jacobsen and Karn.

Would someone out there post a summary of these TCP enhancements?
What do they do?  

Thanks.


Gary Barrett
Unisys 
Devon Engineering Facility
Wayne, PA