The modern form of this is selective acknowledgements (SACK) ... where we can basically just scribble a note back on the sushi belt that tells the sender "hey, here's what I got and didn't get". The sender than re-transmit only what it needs to.
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I need sushi now.
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Valiant attempt! I only started understanding this stuff once I started using OpenWrt and thanks to that got the impetus to learn about stuff like bufferbloat. How would you explain bandwidth with this analogy? I like "each packet goes as fast as it can until it hits congestion".
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You needed to “drop” one of the tweets in the thread to drive the point...
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“Best before” date on each of the sushi rolls :)
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Great series!
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Hello please find the unroll here: Thread by
@colmmacc: "O.k. time for a mini-tweet thread which is all about network and TCP optimization! How can we make connections fast and […]" https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1099086415671877633.html … Have a good day.
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I was about to say dabbawallas but I can't come with anything for the ack
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Except for empty food containers coming back
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It’s so complicated and this happens all in a matter of seconds. Packets and Datagrams can become confusing in the CSPverse. Windows and Buffer size would be a useful infographic to maximize speed and reliability. We’re learning something new everyday!
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