TCP Congestion Control

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This document defines TCP's four intertwined congestion control algorithms: slow start, congestion avoidance, fast retransmit, and fast recovery. In addition, the document specifies how TCP should begin transmission after a relatively long idle period, as well as discussing various acknowledgment generation methods. This document obsoletes RFC 2581.

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Network Traffic and Congestion Control Software-Defined Networks and 5G Advanced Optical Network Technologies

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Volume 2581, pp. 1-14

DOI: 10.17487/rfc2581

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TCP Congestion Control

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