Rethinking the TCP Nagle algorithm.
Modern TCP implementations include a mechanism, known as the Nagle algorithm, which prevents the unnecessary transmission of a large number of small packets. This algorithm has proved useful in protecting the Internet against excessive packet loads. However, many applications suffer performance prob...
| Published in: | Computer communication review. 31, 1 (2001). |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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