[e2e] TCP Local Area Normal behaviour? any references?

[Michael Welzl]

> I did some tests on the ATOMIC LAN at ISI in the early 1990s. One part 
> often ignored in simulations is that some TCPs basically ignore 
> congestion control on a LAN - if the dest addr is inside the same subnet 
> as the interface being sent, the software "assumes" they're on a LAN and 
> that the best thing to do is fight it out at the MAC layer (not always a 
> good assumption, we helped show).

I can't believe anything like this if it was an "ATOMIC" LAN,
as the name "ATOMIC" is synonymous with REALLY REALLY REALLY
high speed where I live:

http://www.atomicsnow.com/

:-)


The only appropriate use of the word "ATOMIC"...


Cheers,
Michael