On the Performance of TCP implementations of Linux and Windows
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I understand the implementation of TCP stack in windows and Linux are different. Windows uses a congestion control algorithm known as the TCP Reno while Linux uses Cubic. How do the 2 protocols compare when they coexist on the same network? Is it true to say that Cubic(Linux) is more aggressive and…
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First, what you say is not factually correct: Linux up to kernel version 2.6.18 uses BIC by default. Linux kernel 2.6.19 and later uses CUBIC by default. Linux's TCP congestion control mechanisms are pluggable, e.g. you can change them on the fily. …
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