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29 * This file is part of the uIP TCP/IP stack
31 * Author: Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
33 * $Id: uip-split.h,v 1.2 2008/08/06 23:40:07 andrewlxia Exp $
41 * \defgroup uipsplit uIP TCP throughput booster hack
44 * The basic uIP TCP implementation only allows each TCP connection to
45 * have a single TCP segment in flight at any given time. Because of
46 * the delayed ACK algorithm employed by most TCP receivers, uIP's
47 * limit on the amount of in-flight TCP segments seriously reduces the
48 * maximum achievable throughput for sending data from uIP.
50 * The uip-split module is a hack which tries to remedy this
51 * situation. By splitting maximum sized outgoing TCP segments into
52 * two, the delayed ACK algorithm is not invoked at TCP
53 * receivers. This improves the throughput when sending data from uIP
54 * by orders of magnitude.
56 * The uip-split module uses the uip-fw module (uIP IP packet
57 * forwarding) for sending packets. Therefore, the uip-fw module must
58 * be set up with the appropriate network interfaces for this module
65 * Module for splitting outbound TCP segments in two to avoid the
66 * delayed ACK throughput degradation.
68 * Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
72 #ifndef __UIP_SPLIT_H__
73 #define __UIP_SPLIT_H__
76 * Handle outgoing packets.
78 * This function inspects an outgoing packet in the uip_buf buffer and
79 * sends it out using the uip_fw_output() function. If the packet is a
80 * full-sized TCP segment it will be split into two segments and
81 * transmitted separately. This function should be called instead of
82 * the actual device driver output function, or the uip_fw_output()
85 * The headers of the outgoing packet is assumed to be in the uip_buf
86 * buffer and the payload is assumed to be wherever uip_appdata
87 * points. The length of the outgoing packet is assumed to be in the
93 #define tcpip_output uip_fw_output
95 void uip_split_output(void);
97 #endif /* __UIP_SPLIT_H__ */