Title :
TCP/IP performance over satellite links
Author :
Partridge, Craig ; Shepard, Timothy J.
Author_Institution :
BBN Technol., USA
Abstract :
Achieving high data rates using TCP/IP over satellite networks can be difficult. This article explains some of the reasons TCP/IP has difficulty with satellite links. We present solutions to some problems, and describe the state of the research on some the unsolved problems
Keywords :
satellite communication; satellite links; transport protocols; TCP/IP performance; delay-bandwidth product; high data rates; research; satellite links; throughput; Books; Encapsulation; Ethernet networks; IP networks; Performance analysis; Protocols; Routing; Satellites; TCPIP; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
