UpdatedBEST CURRENT PRACTICEIETF streamBCP41

RFC 2914: Congestion Control Principles

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The goal of this document is to explain the need for congestion control in the Internet, and to discuss what constitutes correct congestion control. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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Document ID
RFC2914
Published
September 2000
Authors
S. Floyd
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
tsv
Pages
17
Also known as
BCP41
Updated by:
RFC 7141

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