@misc{rfc6298, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 6298, howpublished = {RFC 6298}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC6298}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6298}, author = {Matt Sargent and Jerry Chu and Dr. Vern Paxson and Mark Allman}, title = {{Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer}}, pagetotal = 11, year = 2011, month = jun, abstract = {This document defines the standard algorithm that Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) senders are required to use to compute and manage their retransmission timer. It expands on the discussion in Section 4.2.3.1 of RFC 1122 and upgrades the requirement of supporting the algorithm from a SHOULD to a MUST. This document obsoletes RFC 2988. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }