File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 2001

Obsoleted by:

RFC 5681

Updated by:

RFC 3390

Authors:

M. Allman
V. Paxson
W. Stevens

Stream:

IETF

Source:

tcpimpl (tsv)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2581

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Abstract

This document defines TCP's four intertwined congestion control algorithms: slow start, congestion avoidance, fast retransmit, and fast recovery. In addition, the document specifies how TCP should begin transmission after a relatively long idle period, as well as discussing various acknowledgment generation methods. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.