RFC Errata
RFC 5681, "TCP Congestion Control", September 2009
Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 9438
Source of RFC: tcpm (wit)
Errata ID: 2074
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Herbie Robinson
Date Reported: 2010-03-15
Held for Document Update by: Lars Eggert
Section 3.1 says:
A detailed rationale and discussion of the IW setting is provided in [RFC3390].
It should say:
A detailed rationale and discussion of the IW setting is provided in [RFC3390]. The IW value for the case when (SMSS > 1095 bytes) and (SMSS <= 2190 bytes) is changed from RFC3390. The new definition will keep early values of cwnd at a multiple of SMSS and avoid transmitting partial segments.
Notes:
Hopefully, I surmised the reason for the change correctly.