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From: narten@PURDUE.EDU ("Thomas Narten")
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Subject: wanted: TCP retransmission timer calculation info
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Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 14:25:04 EST
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I am doing some work with TCP running on slow speed (9600 baud) full
duplex lines. Hosts may be directly connected, or be separated by
several hops. Measurements show round trip times exceeding 4-5 seconds.
Throughput is severely degraded, due to TCP retransmissions.

I am looking for algorithms (and references to them) for computing
retransmission timer values. I have had no luck so far in finding
references to any. Can someone point me to references for the one used
under 4.2 UNIX or any other system? 

Please respond by mail, as I am not on this mailing list (yet).

Thanks,
Thomas Narten
narten@purdue.EDU
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