File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoleted by:

RFC 6675

Authors:

E. Blanton
M. Allman
K. Fall
L. Wang

Stream:

IETF

Source:

tsvwg (wit)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3517

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Abstract

This document presents a conservative loss recovery algorithm for TCP that is based on the use of the selective acknowledgment (SACK) TCP option. The algorithm presented in this document conforms to the spirit of the current congestion control specification (RFC 2581), but allows TCP senders to recover more effectively when multiple segments are lost from a single flight of data. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.