Title :
The performance of TCP in a tactical internet
Author_Institution :
ITT Aerosp./Commun. Div., Clifton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Three issues concerning TCP in a tactical internet are addressed. They are TCP connection procedure, TCP parameter optimization and its performance comparison with UDP. Extensive OPNET simulations with various net models and scenarios were performed. The results showed that initial retransmission timeout is a critical parameter and UDP with SAR (segmentation and reassembly) outperforms TCP. A TCP connection procedure that is suitable to set up any number of connections based upon the need is also discussed
Keywords :
internetworking; military communication; optimisation; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; OPNET simulations; TCP performance; UDP; connection procedure; message traffic; net models; network traffic; parameter optimization; performance comparison; reassembly; retransmission timeout; segmentation; tactical internet; Computational modeling; Contracts; Internet; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
MILCOM 97 Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4249-6
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1997.648695