InitCwndAfterRetran.seq - The initial cwnd after a retransmission timeout MUST be no more than 1*MTU
To check that after a retransmission timeout, the initial cwnd is
no more than 1*MTU.
./InitCwndAfterRetran.seq [-tooloption ...] -pkt ./InitCwndAfterRetran.def
-tooloption : v6eval tool option
See Also: ../common/STD_PKT_COMMON.def
../common/SCTP_COMMON.def
Association is established between endpoint A and B. Arrange data
in endpoint B such that DATA chunk is sent to endpoint A.
Endpoint A Endpoint B ULP
(Established) (Established)
<----- Send
<---------------- DATA
Don't Send SACK
<---------------- DATA (retransmission)
SACK ----------------->
TEST DESCRIPTION:
1. Check A: the initial cwnd before DATA transmission is set to 4380.
2. From endpoint B, send valid DATA message to endpoint A,
when there is association between them.
3. From endpoint A, don't send SACK, and DATA should be transmitted again.
4. Check B: Congestion control window is 1*MTU.
None
RFC 4960
7.2.1. Slow-Start
Beginning data transmission into a network with unknown conditions or
after a sufficiently long idle period requires SCTP to probe the
network to determine the available capacity. The slow-start
algorithm is used for this purpose at the beginning of a transfer, or
after repairing loss detected by the retransmission timer.
o The initial cwnd before DATA transmission or after a sufficiently
long idle period MUST be set to min(4*MTU, max (2*MTU, 4380
bytes)).
o The initial cwnd after a retransmission timeout MUST be no more
than 1*MTU.
o The initial value of ssthresh MAY be arbitrarily high (for
example, implementations MAY use the size of the receiver
advertised window).
o Whenever cwnd is greater than zero, the endpoint is allowed to
have cwnd bytes of data outstanding on that transport address.
o When cwnd is less than or equal to ssthresh, an SCTP endpoint MUST
use the slow-start algorithm to increase cwnd only if the current
congestion window is being fully utilized, an incoming SACK
advances the Cumulative TSN Ack Point, and the data sender is not
in Fast Recovery. Only when these three conditions are met can
the cwnd be increased; otherwise, the cwnd MUST not be increased.
If these conditions are met, then cwnd MUST be increased by, at
most, the lesser of 1) the total size of the previously
outstanding DATA chunk(s) acknowledged, and 2) the destination's
path MTU. This upper bound protects against the ACK-Splitting
attack outlined in [SAVAGE99].