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TCP Performance Improvement with ACK Pacing in Wireless Data Networks

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Wireless data services are fundamental in ubiquitous networks. In wireless data networks, the TCP congestion mechanism can mistake a wireless channel error or blackout for congestion on the route. Several wireless TCP protocols have been proposed considering TCP performance degradation in wireless systems. However, these protocols are too complex to deploy in wireless systems. In this paper, we propose the ACK Pacing algorithm for long lasting loss periods like a hand-off or a blackout. By pacing ACK packets sending, we prevent bursty data delivery to the old path and a spurious timeout occurrence. Also, paced ACK packets trigger the route update to the new path faster. The proposed algorithm can be implemented in the wireless-node-side which is easily applicable to wireless systems. From simulation results, ACK Pacing improves TCP performance compared with many TCP variations. The ACK Pacing algorithm shows good performance during a long lasting loss period.

This work was supported by the University IT Research Supporting Program under the Ministry of Information & Communication of Korea.

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  1. School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Seongho Cho

  2. Division of Information Technology Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea

    Heekyoung Woo

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  1. Division of Computer Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Guseong-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea

    Chin-Wan Chung

  2. Dept. of Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillim-Dong, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, 151-742, Korea

    Chong-Kwon Kim

  3. Cyber Database Solutions, Inc., 3445 Executive Center Drive, Suite 256, TX, 78731, USA

    Won Kim

  4. Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117543

    Tok-Wang Ling

  5. Korea Network Information Center, 11F, KTF B/D 1321-11, Seocho2-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, 137-857, Korea

    Kwan-Ho Song

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Cho, S., Woo, H. (2003). TCP Performance Improvement with ACK Pacing in Wireless Data Networks. In: Chung, CW., Kim, CK., Kim, W., Ling, TW., Song, KH. (eds) Web and Communication Technologies and Internet-Related Social Issues — HSI 2003. HSI 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2713. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45036-X_51

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