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Transport Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks

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Guide to Wireless Mesh Networks

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Transmission control protocol (TCP) provides reliable connection-oriented services between any two end systems on the Internet. With TCP congestion control algorithm, multiple TCP connections can share network and link resources simultaneously. These TCP congestion control mechanisms have been operating effectively in wired networks. However, performance of TCP connections degrades rapidly in wireless and lossy networks. To sustain the throughput performance of TCP connections in wireless networks, design modifications may be required accordingly in the TCP flow control algorithm, and potentially, in association with other protocols in other layers for proper adaptations. In this chapter, we explain the limitations of the latest TCP congestion control algorithm, and then review some popular designs for TCP connections to operate effectively in wireless mesh network infrastructure.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    K. L. Eddie Law

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  1. School of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

    Sudip Misra

  2. Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

    Subhas Chandra Misra

  3. Department of Computer Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

    Isaac Woungang

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Eddie Law, .L. (2009). Transport Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks. In: Misra, S., Misra, S.C., Woungang, I. (eds) Guide to Wireless Mesh Networks. Computer Communications and Networks. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-909-7_10

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