Jacobson's AIMD algorithm also allowed a new TCP stream to open up and quickly rise to equilibrium where it attains the same flow rate as all other TCP streams.

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Computer-designed algorithms for controlling network congestion yield transmission rates two to three times as high as those designed by humans. TCP, the transmission control protocol, is one of ...

Named after its creator, John Nagle, this algorithm plays a part in the efficient operation of your router’s TCP/IP traffic. That being so, savvy gamers have added it to a list of things to ...

We all know ants are extremely smart creatures that are capable of solving complex problems but as it turns out, these tiny insects could have taught us a thing or two about how to build the Internet.