RFC 9406: HyStart++: Modified Slow Start for TCP

This document describes HyStart++, a simple modification to the slow start phase of congestion control algorithms. Slow start can overshoot the ideal send…

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Outgoing relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 5681: TCP Congestion Control
Informative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Informative reference — RFC 1191: Path MTU discovery
Informative reference — RFC 4821: Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 9002: QUIC Loss Detection and Congestion Control
Informative reference — RFC 9260: Stream Control Transmission Protocol

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9438: CUBIC for Fast and Long-Distance Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9959: Careful Resume: Convergence of Congestion Control from Retained State