TCP over Wireless: Summary
n Discussed only a few ideas, for a more complete
discussion, see Tutorial on TCP for Wireless and Mobile
Hosts by Nitin Vaidya,
http://www.cs.tamu.edu/faculty/vaidya/presentations.html
n Topics ignored:
asymmetric bandwidth on uplink and downlink (for example in
some cable or satellite networks)
wireless link extends over multiple hops, such as in an ad-hoc
network
connections fail due to spurious disconnections or route failures in
ad-hoc networks
n Many proposals focus on downlink only
n Many proposals, most try to avoid changing TCP interface
or semantics, but more work necessary