A new method to improve the performance of TCP SACK over wireless links

Jeng Ji Huang*, Jin Fu Chang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a new method to improve TCP SACK's performance over wireless links is presented. The proposed method attempts to differentiate congestion and corruption loss by the use of tagged segments. Whenever a congestion loss occurs at a router, a tagged segment is dropped at the router and a notification is generated. Loss of the tagged segment is eventually detected by the TCP to serve an indication of congestion. When the tagged segment is not lost due to congestion, its survival then further serves as a trial signal for the TCP to detect corruption loss. Contrasting to most existing approaches employing explicit notification, our method is attractive in that it requires no modification to the receiving end. Simulation results show that our method significantly improves the performance of TCP SACK over both low and long delay noisy links.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1730-1734
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Volume57
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
Event57th IEEE Semiannual Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2003) - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2003 Apr 222003 Apr 25

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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