Re: [ns] ACK filtering + TCP splitting

[Dimitris Velenis <dbelen@netmode.ece.ntua.gr>]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 10:38:12PM +0300, Tsironis Fotis wrote:
> Hello,
> I would like to ask the following:
> - Can I enable ACK filtering, TCP header compression in ns?
> - Is there any way to split a connection into 2 parallel connections?
> - What is the difference between the variable "window_" (receiver advertized window) and "maxcwnd_" (maximum cwnd). 
> As I know the advertized window is the maximum value for cwnd....

Foti, 

cwnd_ can grow larger than window_ but no more than maxcwnd_ (if set to a value other than 0). 
The advertized window does not limit the growth of cwnd_. When cwnd_ > window_ the maximum 
number of un-acked sent segments is limited by window_ rather than by cwnd_.

Dimitris.

> 
> Thanks in advance 
> Fotis