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IETF RFC 4015
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The Eifel Response Algorithm for TCP

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Publisher
IETF
Doc Type
Standard
Pages
13
Abstract
Based on an appropriate detection algorithm, the Eifel response algorithm provides a way for a TCP sender to respond to a detected spurious timeout. It adapts the retransmission timer to avoid further spurious timeouts and (depending on the detection algorithm) can avoid the often unnecessary go-back-N retransmits that would otherwise be sent. In addition, the Eifel response algorithm restores the congestion control state in such a way that packet bursts are avoided. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Publication Date
2005-02-01
Status Note
Proposed Standard
DOI
10.17487/RFC4015
Link
https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4015
Author(s)
Ludwig Reiner
Andrei Gurtov
Keyword(s)
TCP
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  • Blanton, E. and M. Allman, On Making TCP More Robust to Packet Reordering, ACM Computer Communication Review, Vol. 32, No. 1, January 2002. EXTERNAL
  • Jacobson, V., Congestion Avoidance and Control, In Proceedings of ACM SIGCOMM 88. EXTERNAL
  • Karn, P. and C. Partridge, Improving Round-Trip Time Estimates in Reliable Transport Protocols, In Proceedings of ACM SIGCOMM 87. EXTERNAL
  • Ekstrom, H. and R. Ludwig, The Peak-Hopper: A New End-to- End Retransmission Timer for Reliable Unicast Transport, In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 04, March 2004. EXTERNAL
  • Gurtov, A. and R. Ludwig, Evaluating the Eifel Algorithm for TCP in a GPRS Network, In Proceedings of the European Wireless Conference, February 2002. EXTERNAL
  • Ludwig, R. and R. H. Katz, The Eifel Algorithm: Making TCP Robust Against Spurious Retransmissions, ACM Computer Communication Review, Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2000. EXTERNAL
  • Gurtov, A. and R. Ludwig, Responding to Spurious Timeouts in TCP, In Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 03, April 2003. EXTERNAL
  • Allman, M., Avrachenkov, K., Ayesta, U., and J. Blanton, Early Retransmit for TCP and SCTP, Work in Progress, July 2004. EXTERNAL
  • Zhang, L., Why TCP Timers Don't Work Well, In Proceedings of ACM SIGCOMM 88. EXTERNAL
  • Sarolahti, P. and M. Kojo, F-RTO: An Algorithm for Detecting Spurious Retransmission Timeouts with TCP and SCTP, Work in Progress, November 2004. EXTERNAL
  • Wright, G. R. and W. R. Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2 (The Implementation), Addison Wesley, January 1995. EXTERNAL
  • IETF RFC 1323 [Superseded*]
  • IETF RFC 2883 [Active*]
  • IETF RFC 3042 [Active*]
  • IETF RFC 3517 [Superseded*]
  • IETF RFC 3708 [Active*]
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