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This paper presents a comprehensive cross-layer framework on the performance of transmission control protocol (TCP) over a free-space optical (FSO) link, which employs automatic repeat request (ARQ) and adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) schemes. Not similar to conventional works in the literature of FSO, we conduct a Markov error model to accurately capture effects of burst errors caused by atmospheric turbulence on cross-layer operations. From the framework, we quantify the impacts of different parameters/settings of ARQ, AMC, and the FSO link on TCP throughput performance. We also discuss several optimization aspects for TCP performance.
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Nguyen, C.T., Le, H.D. & Mai, V.V. A cross-layer analysis of TCP/link adaptation technologies over free-space optical links with Markov error model. Photon Netw Commun 36, 279–288 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11107-018-0798-0
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