Am 20.10.2011 18:11, schrieb Florian Philipp: > Am 20.10.2011 15:10, schrieb Pandu Poluan: >> Like the subject said: I am wondering if using a non-default TCP >> Advanced Congestion Control makes any difference. >> >> (The default is "cubic", but there are alternatives such as "htcp", >> "hybla", and "yeah") >> >> Any experiences? >> > > I tested it on the only situation I had where it was even remotely worth > the effort to try it: NFS over TCP via an old and overutilized router: > No measurable effect. I guess a web or mail server (read: something that > is not primarily bandwidth constrained and where latency matters) might > benefit more. But then again, how do you measure that reliably? > > You also have to consider where the client might be. A long distance, > high bandwidth connection will benefit from different congestion control > mechanisms than a local low bandwidth connection. > > Regards, > Florian Philipp >
This paper and its references could be interesting. http://research.google.com/pubs/archive/37486.pdf
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