Protocol boosters

Author

Feldmeier, David C. ; McAuley, Anthony J. ; Smith, Jonathan M. ; Bakin, Deborah S. ; Marcus, William S. ; Raleigh, Thomas M.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA

Volume

16

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

437

Lastpage

444

Abstract

This paper describes a new methodology for protocol design, using incremental construction of the protocol from elements called “protocol boosters” on an as-needed basis. Protocol boosters allow: (1) dynamic protocol customization to heterogeneous environments and (2) rapid protocol evolution. Unlike alternative adaptation approaches, such as link layer, conversion, and termination protocols, protocol boosters are both robust (end-to-end protocol messages are not modified) and efficient (do not replicate the functionality of the end-to-end protocol). We give examples of error and congestion control boosters, and give initial results from booster implementations

Keywords

computer networks; transport protocols; Internet; LAN; TCP/IP; congestion control boosters; conversion protocol; dynamic protocol customization; end-to-end protocol messages; error control boosters; heterogeneous environments; incremental construction; link layer protocol; protocol boosters; protocol design; rapid protocol evolution; termination protocols; Adaptive control; Automatic repeat request; Design methodology; Error correction; Internet; Local area networks; Programmable control; Protocols; Robustness; TCPIP;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.669053

Filename

669053