RFC 8041: Use Cases and Operational Experience with Multipath TCP
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document discusses both use cases and operational experience with Multipath TCP (MPTCP) in real networks. It lists several prominent use cases where Multipath TCP has been considered and is being used. It also gives insight to some heuristics and decisions that have helped to realize these use cases and suggests possible improvements.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8041
- Published
- January 2017
- Authors
- O. Bonaventure; C. Paasch; G. Detal
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- tsv
- Pages
- 30
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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