Re: [pfSense Support] Strange TCP connection behavior 2.0 RC2 (+3)

[Cameron Byrne <cb.list6 () gmail com>]

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Leigh Porter
<leigh.porter () ukbroadband com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andreas Ott [mailto:andreas () naund org]
> > Sent: 28 June 2011 16:27
> > To: Eugen Leitl; williamejsalt () googlemail com
> > Cc: NANOG list
> > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Strange TCP connection behavior 2.0 RC2
> > (+3)
> >
> > -andreas
> > [who has to explain this about once a week to customers who think
> > that they bought a GigE connection but then can't "ftp" a file from
> > coast to coast at 1Gbps throughput. Use multiple TCP streams!]
>
> Yeah, try explaining to a VSAT customer why they don't get 10Mb/s on their 10Mb/s VSAT connection with a 600ms RTT!
>
> The response is.. "I don't care, I want my 10Mb/s!"...

In the 3G world, i have had good results overcoming longish RTT by
using the Hybla TCP algorithm  http://hybla.deis.unibo.it/

I am hoping it gets more default traction, especially in wireless
where the radio link is a pretty big latency source

Cameron

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