EDN

Balance load and customize content at Layer 7–A tutorial–Part I

TCP is the building block for Layer 7 protocols, such as the HTTP. This chapter will examine the interaction between HTTP and TCP and how client and server communication at the TCP and HTTP layers are ...
Network World

A dozen extensions to TCP/IP that optimize internet connections

Do you remember when we used multi-protocol routing for IPX, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP running on the same network? In the 1980s and early 1990s many enterprises had multiple protocols running on the ...
Electronic Design

Chip Solves TCP/IP Bottleneck Problem In High-Speed Ethernet

Ethernet local-area networks have ramped up in speed—significantly. Most run at 1 Gbit/s, and some new systems run at 10 Gbits/s. These high rates are overwhelming computers as more data flows through ...
Hackaday

A Quick Introduction To TCP Congestion Control

It’s hard to imagine now, but in the mid-1980s, the Internet came close to collapsing due to the number of users congesting its networks. Computers would request packets as quickly as they could, and ...