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TCP Algorithm Descriptions
Tahoe:
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Limits unknown packets being received. Limits the congestion window, and reset itself to a slow-start state.
Reno:
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Basically the same as Tahoe, but if 3 of the same packets are received, it will halve the window, instead of reducing it to one. It changes the slow start threshold equal to that of the congestion window.
Vegas:
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One of the smoothest TCP algorithms(next to cubic), it increases the timeout delay for packets, which allows more to be received, but at a higher rate. It also has set timeouts, which helps with speed because it's constantly being refreshed.
Hybla:
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Penalizes connections that use satellite radio. Not usually used with phones.
Cubic:
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One of the best, most recommended TCP options available. Less aggressive, Inflects the windows prior to the event. Used in Linux.
Westwood/Westwood+:
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A newer version of Reno, and another commonly used one. It controls parameters better, helping out streaming and overall quality of browsing the internet. One of the most 'fair' algorithms out there, and is one of the most efficient algorithms to date.
Low Priority (LP):
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A distributed algorithm whose goal is to utilize only the excess network bandwidth as compared to the "fair share" of bandwidth as targeted by TCP. The key mechanisms unique to TCP-LP congestion control are the use of one-way packet delays for early congestion indications and a TCP-transparent congestion avoidance policy.
Binary Increase Congestion control (BIC):
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BIC is optimized for high speed networks with high latency: so-called "long fat networks". It has a unique congestion window (cwnd) algorithm. This algorithm tries to find the maximum where to keep the window at for a long period of time, by using a binary search algorithm.
Scalable:
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Scalable calls for congestion window to be halved for each packet lost. Effectively, this process keeps halving the throughput until packet loss stops. Once the packet loss subsides, slow start kicks in to ramp the speed back up.
Hamilton TCP (HTCP):
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HTCP is designed for high-speed, long distance networks that increases aggressiveness as the time since the previous loss increases. It is thought to be a more efficient TCP algorithm than BIC and HSTCP.
Veno:
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Veno is closely related to Vegas, it is a combination of Vegas and Reno in order to enhance TCP performance over Wireless networks.
Illinois:
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Illinois is designed for high-speed, long-distance networks. A sender side modification to the standard TCP congestion control algorithm, it achieves a higher average throughput than the standard TCP and allocates the network resource fairly as the standard TCP.
High speed (HSTCP):
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High Speed TCP (HSTCP) is a new congestion control algorithm protocol for TCP. Standard TCP performs poorly in networks with a large bandwidth delay product. It is unable to fully utilize available bandwidth. HSTCP makes minor modifications to standard TCP's congestion control mechanism to overcome this limitation.
Yeah-TCP:
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A high speed TCP congestion control algorithm which uses a mixed loss/delay approach to calculate congestion windows. Its purpose is to target high efficiency, fairness, and minimizing link loss while keeping network elements load as low as possible.
CDG
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CAIA-Delay Gradient (CDG) is a new hybrid congestion control algorithm which reacts to both packet loss and queuing delay. It attempts to operate as a delay-based algorithm where possible, but detects loss-based TCP traffic and will switch if required. CDG performs similarly to NewReno and Cubic, but is better at latency.