Check the paper for all the magic: http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.7092 http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.7092 Sec 2.1 describes the key ideas, with longer description afte

Check the paper for all the magic: http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.7092 http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.7092 Sec 2.1 describes the key ideas, with longer description after. PCC gets consistent high performance because it observes what performance outcome actually results from a particular sending rate -- rather than assuming that certain events like a packet loss should be hardwired to certain actions.