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Thursday, May 31, 2007

"ALGORITHMS: Fast TCP accelerates Web"

Network congestion, like vehicular traffic jams, is getting worse. No matter how fat the pipe, the antiquated Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) never fully utilizes the available bandwidth. FastSoft Inc. (Monrovia , Calif.) claims to have redesigned network protocols—dubbed Fast TCP—so networks make maximum use of available bandwidth with existing routers and without new equipment.
Text: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199703918