RFC 1072

Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 1072

V. Jacobson
LBL
R. Braden
ISI
October 1988

Status of This Memo

This memo proposes a set of extensions to the TCP protocol to provide efficient operation over a path with a high bandwidth*delay product. These extensions are not proposed as an Internet standard at this time. Instead, they are intended as a basis for further experimentation and research on transport protocol performance. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Table of Contents

• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. TCP WINDOW SCALE OPTION
  • 2.1 Window Scale Option
  • 2.2 Using the Window Scale Option
• 3. TCP SELECTIVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OPTIONS
  • 3.1 SACK-Permitted Option
  • 3.2 SACK Option
  • 3.3 SACK with Window Scaling
  • 3.4 SACK Option Examples
  • 3.5 Generating the SACK Option
  • 3.6 Interpreting the SACK Option
• 4. TCP ECHO OPTIONS
  • 4.1 TCP Echo and TCP Echo Reply Options
  • 4.2 Using the Echo Options
• 5. CONCLUSIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 6. REFERENCES

• Original text document
• Complete HTML RFC (TAR, TGZ, or ZIP format)

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