[e2e] type of tcp

[Jitendra Padhye]

> for my study, I'd like a white papers that specificate a different type 
> of TCP (es.Reno etc..). How many different versions of TCP  exist?
> thank you
> 

Simulation-based Comparisons of Tahoe, Reno, and SACK TCP,
Kevin Fall and Sally Floyd,
Computer Communication Review, V. 26 N. 3, July 1996, pp. 5-21. 
http://www.aciri.org/floyd/papers/sacks.ps.Z

also see RFCs 2581, 2582 and 2018. 

Jon is right, though: every TCP implementation has its own quirks.
Depending on what you are trying to study, you may or may not have to take
these into account.

- Jitu