Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Ideal Window Size
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Ideal size = delay * bandwidth
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delay-bandwidth product
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What if window size < delay*bw ?
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Inefficiency (wasted bandwidth)
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What if > delay*bw ?
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Queuing at intermediate routers
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increased RTT due to queuing delays
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Potentially, packet loss