A user-oriented test suite for transport protocols comparison in datagrid context

Standard TCP faces performance limitations in very high speed wide area networks. This is mainly due to the long end-to-end feedback loop and the conservative behaviour with respect to congestion. Many alternatives to TCP have been proposed to overcome these limitations. However, from a user perspec...

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Published in2009 International Conference on Information Networking pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Guillier, R., Primet, P.V.-B.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.2009
Subjects
Feedback loop
High-speed networks
History
Laboratories
Proposals
TCPIP
Testing
Throughput
Transport protocols
Wide area networks
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Summary:Standard TCP faces performance limitations in very high speed wide area networks. This is mainly due to the long end-to-end feedback loop and the conservative behaviour with respect to congestion. Many alternatives to TCP have been proposed to overcome these limitations. However, from a user perspective it is difficult to compare them quantitatively. The goal of this paper is to present a user-oriented test suite, called HSTTS, for helping users to select transport services adapted to their specific environment and traffic conditions. We detail the principles and the architecture of the tool and illustrate our proposal by experiments and results obtained on the Grid'5000 experimental facility.
ISSN:1550-445X
2332-5658