%% You should probably cite rfc8961 instead of this I-D. @techreport{ietf-tcpm-rto-consider-05, number = {draft-ietf-tcpm-rto-consider-05}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tcpm-rto-consider/05/}, author = {Mark Allman}, title = {{Retransmission Timeout Requirements}}, pagetotal = 9, year = 2017, month = mar, day = 10, abstract = {Ensuring reliable communication often manifests in a timeout and retry mechanism. Each implementation of a retransmission timeout mechanism represents a balance between correctness and timeliness and therefore no implementation suits all situations. This document provides high-level requirements for retransmission timeout schemes appropriate for general use in the Internet. Within the requirements, implementations have latitude to define particulars that best address each situation. Terminology}, }