TCP Congestion Control: A Paradigm Shift from Reactive Loss Signals to Model-Driven and Learning-Based Control
Keywords:
TCP congestion control, loss-based control, delay-based control, model-based control, learning-based control, TCP CUBIC, BBR, PCC, High-speed networks, Bufferbloat.Abstract
Abstract - The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) has been central to the stability andscalability of the Internet, with its congestion control mechanism playing a pivotal role. Theearly loss-based framework, epitomized by TCP Reno’s Additive Increase Multiplicativ Decrease (AIMD) strategy
References
M. Allman, V. Paxson, and E. Blanton, "TCP Congestion Control," RFC 5681, Sep. 2009.
W. R. Stevens, "TCP Slow Start, Congestion Avoidance, Fast Retransmit, and Fast Recovery Algorithms," RFC 2001, Jan. 1997.


