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Abstract:
The Eifel detection algorithm allows a TCP sender to detect a posteriori
whether it has entered loss recovery unnecessarily. It requires that the TCP Timestamps option defined
in RFC 1323 be enabled for a connection. The Eifel detection algorithm makes use of
the fact that the TCP Timestamps option eliminates the retransmission ambiguity in TCP. Based on
the timestamp of the first acceptable ACK that arrives during loss recovery, it
decides whether loss recovery was entered unnecessarily. The Eifel detection algorithm provides
a basis for future TCP enhancements. This includes response algorithms to back out of
loss recovery by restoring a TCP sender's congestion control state. This memo defines
an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
Authors:
Ludwig Reiner <reiner.ludwig@eed.ericsson.se>
Michael Meyer <michael.meyer@eed.ericsson.se>
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