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@@ -179,15 +179,32 @@ tcp_fin_timeout - INTEGER
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because they eat maximum 1.5K of memory, but they tend
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to live longer. Cf. tcp_max_orphans.
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-tcp_frto - BOOLEAN
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+tcp_frto - INTEGER
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Enables F-RTO, an enhanced recovery algorithm for TCP retransmission
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timeouts. It is particularly beneficial in wireless environments
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where packet loss is typically due to random radio interference
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rather than intermediate router congestion. If set to 1, basic
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- version is enabled. 2 enables SACK enhanced FRTO, which is
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+ version is enabled. 2 enables SACK enhanced F-RTO, which is
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EXPERIMENTAL. The basic version can be used also when SACK is
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enabled for a flow through tcp_sack sysctl.
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+tcp_frto_response - INTEGER
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+ When F-RTO has detected that a TCP retransmission timeout was
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+ spurious (i.e, the timeout would have been avoided had TCP set a
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+ longer retransmission timeout), TCP has several options what to do
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+ next. Possible values are:
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+ 0 Rate halving based; a smooth and conservative response,
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+ results in halved cwnd and ssthresh after one RTT
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+ 1 Very conservative response; not recommended because even
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+ though being valid, it interacts poorly with the rest of
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+ Linux TCP, halves cwnd and ssthresh immediately
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+ 2 Aggressive response; undoes congestion control measures
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+ that are now known to be unnecessary (ignoring the
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+ possibility of a lost retransmission that would require
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+ TCP to be more cautious), cwnd and ssthresh are restored
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+ to the values prior timeout
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+ Default: 0 (rate halving based)
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+
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tcp_keepalive_time - INTEGER
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How often TCP sends out keepalive messages when keepalive is enabled.
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Default: 2hours.
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