Methodology for improving TCP throughput over lossy communication links

摘要

A method for improving TCP throughput over lossy communication links without affecting performance over non-lossy links comprises determining lookahead-loss which is the number of lost packets in a given loss-window; using the loss-window and lookahead-loss to detect congestion in the communication links; and controlling transmission under congestion conditions and under normal conditions, wherein the controlling transmission comprises controlling a size of the loss-window by beginning in a slow-start phase; advancing to a congestion avoidance phase when a slow-start threshold is reached; entering a halt growth phase when the first level of packet loss has been recovered; returning to the congestion avoidance phase when a first level of packet recovery occurs; entering a k-recovery phase when a second level of packet loss occurs. The loss window and slow-start threshold are reduced in half and returned to the congestion avoidance phase when the second level of packet loss has been recovered.