Internet Programming & Protocols
CS594            Class 25   11/29/05

Topics

• kernel implementations
• lecture slides

Required reading

• text chapter 13 and appendix B
• kernel socket structures Linux and Freebsd

Related information

• TCP/Illustrated vol 2 the implementation
• RFC 2525 Known TCP Implementation Problems '99
• fingerprinting an OS using its TCP stack
• Linux 2.4 internals
• Linux timers
• Linux TCP tuning
• Linux 2.6 pluggable congestion control and here
• linux 2.6 network sysctl's
• Linux 2.4 congestion control
• Linux TCP implementation issues Linux 2.4
• the Linux TCP/IP stack
• Windows XP TCP auto tuning and delayed ACK mod
• PSC TCP tuning
• LBL's TCP tuning guide OS tweaks
• Windows XP TCP registry tweaks
• UNIX genealogy
• Solaris FireEngine network architecture solaris 10
• see ~dunigan/ipp05/OS-tcp/ for TCP source for various OS's