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RFC 3366: Advice to link designers on link Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)

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This document provides advice to the designers of digital communication equipment and link-layer protocols employing link layer Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) techniques. This document presumes that the designers wish to support Internet protocols, but may be unfamiliar with the architecture of the Internet and with the implications of their design choices on the performance and efficiency of Internet traffic carried over their links.

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Document ID
RFC3366
Published
September 2002
Authors
G. Fairhurst; L. Wood
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
tsv
Pages
27
Also known as
BCP62

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