[rfc-dist] BCP 133, RFC 5033 on Specifying New Congestion Control Algorithms

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        BCP 133        
        RFC 5033

        Title:      Specifying New Congestion Control Algorithms 
        Author:     S. Floyd, M. Allman
        Status:     Best Current Practice
        Date:       August 2007
        Mailbox:    floyd at icir.org, 
                    mallman at icir.org
        Pages:      10
        Characters: 23469
        Updates:    
        See-Also:   BCP0133

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-tsvwg-cc-alt-04.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5033.txt

The IETF's standard congestion control schemes have been widely
shown to be inadequate for various environments (e.g., high-speed
networks).  Recent research has yielded many alternate congestion
control schemes that significantly differ from the IETF's congestion
control principles.  Using these new congestion control schemes in
the global Internet has possible ramifications to both the traffic
using the new congestion control and to traffic using the currently
standardized congestion control.  Therefore, the IETF must proceed
with caution when dealing with alternate congestion control
proposals.  The goal of this document is to provide guidance for
considering alternate congestion control algorithms within the IETF.  
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements.

This document is a product of the Transport Area Working Group
Working Group of the IETF.

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