Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Jan 1998 19:11:23 -0500 (EST) | From | linux kernel account <> | Subject | Re: Packet Scheduling |
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cant we also shrink the windows before being so drastic as tossing the packet..
On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
> > But we can only throw them away when they have already been transfered, > > so I guess it doesn't make a difference. > > Not so - read the TCP flow control papers. If we throw frames away the other > end doesnt see an ACK (we threw it before our tcp layer saw it) and deduces > its sending too fast and hit congestion. Its just this is software powered > congestion > > Alan >
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