On the Feasibility of Implementing TCP Using a Modular Architecture

摘要

Today, the design of modern Transportprotocols follows modular architecture models. This approachtransposes the loose coupling pattern used in software designto protocols allowing them to benefit from the highconfigurability, composability, flexibility and maintainability. Taking into account the "only TCP" policy applied by systemsand Internet providers leading to the non-deployment of newprotocols including modular ones, we propose in this works toapply this design approach to TCP and study the impact of thenew design on its performances. This may allow TCP to benefitof all advantages of modularity while guaranteeing its deployment.