TCP goes to Hollywood

Stephen McQuistin; Colin Perkins; Marwan Fayed

doi:10.1145/2910642.2910648

TCP goes to Hollywood

Stephen McQuistin, Colin Perkins, Marwan Fayed

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

Real-time multimedia applications use either TCP or UDP at the transport layer, yet neither of these protocols offer all of the features required. Deploying a new protocol that does offer these features is made difficult by ossification: firewalls, and other middleboxes, in the network expect TCP or UDP, and block other types of traffic. We present TCP Hollywood, a protocol that is wire-compatible with TCP, while offering an unordered, partially reliable message-oriented transport service that is well suited to multimedia applications. Analytical results show that TCP Hollywood extends the feasibility of using TCP for real-time multimedia applications, by reducing latency and increasing utility. Preliminary evaluations also show that TCP Hollywood is deployable on the public Internet, with safe failure modes. Measurements across all major UK fixed-line and cellular networks validate the possibility of deployment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 26th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2016
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	ACM
Pages	25-30
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450343565
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2910642.2910648
Publication status	Published - 10 May 2016
Event	26th ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2016 - Klagenfurt, Austria Duration: 10 May 2016 → … Conference number: 26 https://mmsys2016.itec.aau.at/nossdav-2016/

Workshop

Workshop	26th ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2016
Abbreviated title	NOSSDAV
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Klagenfurt
Period	10/05/16 → …
Internet address	https://mmsys2016.itec.aau.at/nossdav-2016/

Keywords

Real-time multimedia applications
Transport protocols

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McQuistin, S, Perkins, C & Fayed, M 2016, TCP goes to Hollywood. in Proceedings of the 26th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2016., 5, ACM, New York, pp. 25-30, 26th ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2016, Klagenfurt, Austria, 10/05/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2910642.2910648

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