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> The cause of Bufferbloat was that previously, congestion control relied on packet loss, which was a signal that the buffer is full. I couldn't understand "co
by billconan 5y ago
> The cause of Bufferbloat was that previously, congestion control relied on packet loss, which was a signal that the buffer is full.
I couldn't understand "congestion control relied on packet loss"? could somebody explain? Thanks!
does it mean "congestion control is triggered by the packet loss event, which is a signal for buffer being full"?
- ishitatsuyuki 5y agoAuthor here. Your understanding is right, and I meant that old congestion control algorithms was only using the information of packet losses.
- billconan 5y agoThank you very much! great work!