algorithm, which solves this issue, is now supported by all IP host implementations
3
. The
Nagle algorithm heralded the beginning of Internet QoS-based functionality in IP.
In 1986, Van Jacobson developed the next set of Internet QoS tools, the congestion
avoidance mechanisms for end systems that are now required in TCP implementations.
These mechanisms—slow start and congestion avoidance—have helped greatly in
preventing a congestion collapse of the present-day Internet. They primarily make the TCP
flows responsive to the congestion signals (dropped packets) within the network. Two
additional mechanisms—fast retransmit and ...
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