On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Aengus Lawlor wrote:
>
> To put a slightly more positive spin on this, UDP doesn't guarantee
> delivery, so when a packet is dropped, it isn't resent, and there is no need
> to notify the server that each packet has been received. Protocols using TCP
> don't "back off" as such, they just keep trying until the data gets through.
Yes, TCP resends dropped packets, but I think the more important difference
is that TCP clients reduce their sending rate exponentially during
congestion. This is good.
--
Stephen Turner http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~sret1/
Statistical Laboratory, 16 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1SB, England
"8th March 2000. National No Smoking Day. Ash Wednesday." (On a calendar)
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