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IETF RFC 6077
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Open Research Issues in Internet Congestion Control

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Publisher
IETF
Doc Type
Informational
Pages
51
Abstract
This document describes some of the open problems in Internet congestion control that are known today. This includes several new challenges that are becoming important as the network grows, as well as some issues that have been known for many years. These challenges are generally considered to be open research topics that may require more study or application of innovative techniques before Internet-scale solutions can be confidently engineered and deployed. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Publication Date
2011-02-01
Status Note
Informational
DOI
10.17487/RFC6077
Link
https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6077
Author(s)
Dimitri Papadimitriou
Michael Welzl
Michael Scharf
Bob Briscoe
Keyword(s)
Architecture
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