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Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (MPTCP) is in a rapid development process. MPTCP allows a network node to utilize multiple network interfaces and IP paths at the same time. It can take full advantage of network resources and provide reliable transmission, which brings advantages to users in terms of performance and reliability. In order to study the performance of MPTCP under high load, this paper uses Mininet to create an SDN environment and compare the performance differences between MPTCP and TCP under high load, and simulates a common Web application network architecture. The performance of MPTCP under this architecture is tested and analyzed. The test results show that MPTCP performs better than traditional TCP under high load. Besides, its performance can be optimized furtherly by adjusting related parameters.
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The manuscript was supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No. 2018YFB1800303 and the Science and Technology Planning Project of Jilin Province under Grant No. 20180414024GH.
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Hou, J. et al. (2020). Performance Analysis of MPTCP Under High Load Based on SDN Environment. In: Li, W., Tang, D. (eds) Mobile Wireless Middleware, Operating Systems and Applications. MOBILWARE 2020. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 331. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62205-3_5
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