[e2e] overlay over TCP

Bob Braden braden at ISI.EDU
Thu Jan 13 11:54:03 PST 2005


  *> 
  *> Yes. They suffer from TCP's inability to do a true 'push'

Hey, it's not TCP's fault -- TCP has a true Push.  Generations of
implementors have chosen to invoke it implicitly rather than explicitly
from an application.  This choice makes a lot of sense, but it does provide
less functionality than TCP allows.

Bob Braden



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