Talk:Slow-start
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Proposed changes to slow start
code.google.com/speed/articles/tcp_initcwnd_paper.pdf states that google have proposed that the initial window gets increased by a factor of about 3 to take into account modern networks and effect of slow start on http latency. Perhaps it's worth adding something about this?
See also http://blog.benstrong.com/2010/11/google-and-microsoft-cheat-on-slow.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.33.39.10 (talk) 10:14, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Exponential Growth?
The article says:
- During the exponential growth phase, Slow-start works by increasing the TCP congestion window by one segment for each acknowledgement received.
Should it not be double the congestion window for each acknowledgement received? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.5.244 (talk) 22:59, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
No it should not say that because it does not double for each ACK. It increases 1 Segment Size for each ACK received. This results in an exponential increase:
Send 1 packet. Receive 1 ACK. Increase by 1 SS Send 2 packets. Receive 2 ACKS. Increase by 2 SS Send 4 packets. Receive 4 ACKS. Increase by 4 SS Send 8 Packets. Receive 8 ACKS. Increase by 8 SS and so on.
This is explained in RFC 2001. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.129.167.114 (talk) 16:12, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Textual error?
If a loss event occurs, TCP assumes this it is due to network congestion and takes steps to reduce the offered load on the network -> If a loss event occurs, TCP assumes that this is due to network congestion and takes steps to reduce the offered load on the network ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.120.15.174 (talk) 21:21, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Big error
The article includes "congestion avoidance" in the "slow start" mechanism when in fact it is a totally different phase. Slow start has also a deeper motivation than congestion control: it is an algorithm which introduces information in the network gradually and it is inspired from electrical networks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.50.44.104 (talk) 13:37, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
Merge with TCP Congestion Avoidance
This information is redundant of that in TCP Congestion Avoidance, and even contradicts it to some degree. Additionally, this article includes details from other elements of Congestion Avoidance besides its namesake. Please initiate a proposal to merge it with the article on TCP Congestion Avoidance. -143.215.108.82 (talk) 09:36, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
Name of the algorithm
Isn't the name of the algorithm "slow start" (not "slow-start", with dash)? This is how it is referenced in RFC 5681 and RFC 2001. Perhaps the name of the article should be changed.