Looking for networking solution.

[Julian Elischer]

Olivier Nicole wrote:

>>I am looking for solution I could implement on a link with a huge latency
>>when ping replies can go up to a few hundred miliseconds, e.g sateliete
>>links.
>>Etc.
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>One way we have been thinking was to use some NAT on both end of the
>satellite connection and change the window size on the satellite link.
>That way you can push more data on the link before the first ack is due.
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>I do not see how you can do only local ack, if a packet is lost on the
>"normal network" you have to have a way to inform the other end and do
>retransmission. If you can do only local retransmission, then you are
>talking about full satellite accelerator box :)
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I think that's what he wants..

I was considerring using TCP over TCP with the transmission boxes
encapsulating a stream of other packets.
But I got over it..


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