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From: jbn@wdl1.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Standards for commercial pac
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Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 20:58:37 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 30 20:58:37 1985
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Nf-From: wdl1!jbn    Sep 30 17:40:00 1985


      ``Lumpiness'' is a sign of proper adaptation to overload.  The 
alternative, given the same bandwidth resources,  is falling further 
and further behind as you send more and more tiny packets.  Try two 4.2BSD
systems connected via an overloaded net for comparison.  Obviously it's
better to have the bandwidth, but lumpiness is far better than continually
losing ground.  Or would you rather have the keyboard lock when you get
too far ahead, as with the old IBM 2741?

				John Nagle


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