Subject: Re: Kicking TCP

From: Nitin H Vaidya <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 09:43:07 -0600 (CST)

>> >how about using ICMP unreachable with a new code for Network Temporarily 
  >> >unavailable - if this is received, TCP should save it's current window, 
  >> >temporarily cut the window to zero, and begin sending ACK probes at a regular 
  >> >rate.  When it receives an ACK in return (see note below), it restores it's 
  >> >old window and resumes transmission.

You might be interested in a paper we wrote on TCP for mobile
ad hoc networks in Mobicom'99, which bahaves similar to what you
suggest.

Regards.

- nitin