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From: mleech@bwdlh131.bnr.ca (Marcus Leech)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Use of TCP/IP with satellite delays
Summary: KA9Q works well on moderate-bandwidth high-latency links...
Keywords: satellite
Message-ID: <1990Oct11.133525.12689@bnrgate.bnr.ca>
Date: 11 Oct 90 13:35:25 GMT
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In article <88084@aerospace.AERO.ORG>, obrien@aero.aero.org (Michael O'Brien) writes:
> More specifically I'm talking about something like a KA9Q implementation
> running via satellite radio link from a research vessel at sea.
KA9Q works very well in this type of environment--Phils round-trip-timer
  algorithm is generally acknowledged to be the best in the business.  It's
  quite accurate, and converges quickly.  I've used KA9Q over a
  satellite link between Ottawa, and Calgary.  Provided you have a low
  BER, you can simply crank up your TCP WINDOW and MSS and expect to get
  quite good performance for FTP, etc.
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