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RFC 3517: A Conservative Selective Acknowledgment (SACK)-based Loss Recovery Algorithm for TCP

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6675.

Current version: RFC 6675 — A Conservative Loss Recovery Algorithm Based on Selective Acknowledgment (SACK) for TCP

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This document presents a conservative loss recovery algorithm for TCP that is based on the use of the selective acknowledgment (SACK) TCP option. The algorithm presented in this document conforms to the spirit of the current congestion control specification (RFC 2581), but allows TCP senders to recover more effectively when multiple segments are lost from a single flight of data. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC3517
Published
April 2003
Authors
E. Blanton; M. Allman; K. Fall; L. Wang
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
wit
Pages
13
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Obsoleted by:
RFC 6675

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