@misc{rfc4015, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 4015, howpublished = {RFC 4015}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC4015}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4015}, author = {Andrei Gurtov and Ludwig Reiner}, title = {{The Eifel Response Algorithm for TCP}}, pagetotal = 13, year = 2005, month = feb, 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{]}}, }