"Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer", November 2000
- Canonical URL:
- http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2988.txt
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- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 6298
- Authors:
- V. Paxson
M. Allman
- Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- tsvwg
(tsv)
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Abstract
This document defines the standard algorithm that Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) senders are required to use to compute and manage their retransmission timer. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition of Status,
see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.
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