思科——广州城域网接入层一期工程技术论证krktqyya.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Congestion in the Internet today is managed via a feature in host TCP implementations called slow start and fast retransmit. When a TCP hosts detects that some packets it sent were dropped, it slows down. If things look OK (i.e., no packets are dropped) it speeds back up. This capability is a key reason why the Internet has not 搈elted down? But, there are problems. When congestion occurs, buffers fill up and lots of packets get dropped, affecting many TCP sessions, causing them all to back off at the same time. They then ramp back up, causing renewed congestion, a