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Forward loss

Deriving the loss rate in the forward direction, from source to target, is straightforward. The source host can observe how many data packets it has sent, and then can use TCP's error control mechanisms to query the target host about which packets were received. Accordingly, we divide our algorithm into two phases:


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Stefan Savage
8/31/1999