Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:13:00 -0500 From: Jon Noack <noackjr@alumni.rice.edu> To: "Wilkinson, Alex" <alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: SACK committed to HEAD Message-ID: <40DB6E0C.3030404@alumni.rice.edu> In-Reply-To: <20040624234634.GA15795@squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <20040623210825.GA19715@elvis.mu.org> <20040624221612.A30E35D08@ptavv.es.net> <20040624234634.GA15795@squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au>
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On 06/24/04 18:46, Wilkinson, Alex wrote: > erm .... what is SACK ? I'm assuming ACK is 'acknowledgment ? > Quick summary anyone ? Selective ACKnowledgment (for TCP): http://www.icir.org/floyd/sacks.html http://www.icir.org/floyd/papers/sacks.pdf SACK is needed to get decent throughput over high-delay, lossy connections (like international links). Jon Noack P.S. A google search for "sack acknowledgment" would have given you those links as the first hit. Search engines are your friend. Part of mailing list etiquette is making an attempt to find information for yourself...
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