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Status:

INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

G. Fairhurst
M. Welzl

Stream:

IETF

Source:

aqm (tsv)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8087

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Abstract

The goal of this document is to describe the potential benefits of applications using a transport that enables Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN). The document outlines the principal gains in terms of increased throughput, reduced delay, and other benefits when ECN is used over a network path that includes equipment that supports Congestion Experienced (CE) marking. It also discusses challenges for successful deployment of ECN. It does not propose new algorithms to use ECN nor does it describe the details of implementation of ECN in endpoint devices (Internet hosts), routers, or other network devices.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.