On Oct 23, 2011 7:07 PM, "Florian Philipp" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am 20.10.2011 18:11, schrieb Florian Philipp: > > Am 20.10.2011 15:10, schrieb Pandu Poluan: > >> Like the subject said: I am wondering if using a non-default TCP > >> Advanced Congestion Control makes any difference. > >> > >> (The default is "cubic", but there are alternatives such as "htcp", > >> "hybla", and "yeah") > >> > >> Any experiences? > >> > > > > I tested it on the only situation I had where it was even remotely worth > > the effort to try it: NFS over TCP via an old and overutilized router: > > No measurable effect. I guess a web or mail server (read: something that > > is not primarily bandwidth constrained and where latency matters) might > > benefit more. But then again, how do you measure that reliably? > > > > You also have to consider where the client might be. A long distance, > > high bandwidth connection will benefit from different congestion control > > mechanisms than a local low bandwidth connection. > > > > Regards, > > Florian Philipp > > > > This paper and its references could be interesting. > http://research.google.com/pubs/archive/37486.pdf >
Thanks! I'll sure to study them tomorrow. Productive time at the office ;-) Rgds,
