The Transmission Control Protocol may soon see a nice upgrade

Jul 22, 2013 13:26 GMT  ·  By

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) was introduced back in the 1970s and it is the means through which data is transmitted through network wires.

It has come a long way since then, but sometimes things reach their limit, and it so happens that the current TCP leaves a bit to be desired.

Soon enough, larger files will need to be shared across the net, and speeds won't be enough, especially across networks that don't use fiber optics.

That's why some researchers from MIT have come up with a new way to use the Transmission Control Protocol, called Remy.

Remy will replace the Cubic algorithm (used in Linux) and Compound (used in Windows).

It will work well both when configured to treat throughput with higher importance over latency, or when it is configured to focus on the opposite.

The MIT goes into a lot of detail and has even published a chart, which I have included above.