[e2e] TCP un-friendly congestion control

[Luigi Rizzo]

On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 03:05:27PM -0400, Craig Partridge wrote:
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> So run that logic.  Suppose the available capacity is 1 Gbps (and if
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> That says our average data rate is just under 750Mbps for a 1 Gbps link.
> (Assuming no error loss -- which starts to become a factor on some
> channels at these rates).

exactly -- that's the whole point, the packet rate is so high that
there are many chances to have occasional losses anywhere in the
system, not just due to the channel but even because of operating
system issues on some of the intermediate boxes or end nodes.

	cheers
	luigi