RFC 3366 (rfc3366) - Page 1 of 27
Advice to link designers on link Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)
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Network Working Group G. Fairhurst
Request for Comments: 3366 University of Aberdeen
BCP: 62 L. Wood
Category: Best Current Practice Cisco Systems Ltd
August 2002
Advice to link designers on link Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ)
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document provides advice to the designers of digital
communication equipment and link-layer protocols employing link-layer
Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) techniques. This document presumes
that the designers wish to support Internet protocols, but may be
unfamiliar with the architecture of the Internet and with the
implications of their design choices for the performance and
efficiency of Internet traffic carried over their links.
ARQ is described in a general way that includes its use over a wide
range of underlying physical media, including cellular wireless,
wireless LANs, RF links, and other types of channel. This document
also describes issues relevant to supporting IP traffic over
physical-layer channels where performance varies, and where link ARQ
is likely to be used.
Fairhurst & Wood Best Current Practice
