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Link Layer-Based TCP Optimisation for Disconnecting Networks

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Overview This paper discusses a link layer approach to improving TCP performance in the face of periodic network disconnections. Network disconnections are encountered in many scenarios, including being out-of-range in a wireless network, during network handoff, and also in the case of Networked Surfaces, a novel LAN technology which provides the motivation for this work. A "smart link layer" employing repetition of selected packets at reconnection time is shown to improve TCP's utilisation of a disconnecting network to nearly 100%. This solution is also demonstrated in the context of a Networked Surface prototype, improving TCP performance for both bulk transfers and interactive traffic.

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Publisher	Intel	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2003	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	TCP - IP

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