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/****************************************************************************
* net/uip/uip-split.h
* Module for splitting outbound TCP segments in two to avoid the
* delayed ACK throughput degradation.
*
* Copyright (C) 2007 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
* Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
*
* Based on uIP which also has a BSD style license:
*
* Author: Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
* Copyright (c) 2004, Swedish Institute of Computer Science.
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
*
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. Neither the name of the Institute nor the names of its contributors
* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INSTITUTE OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
****************************************************************************/
/* uipsplit uIP TCP throughput booster hack
*
* The basic uIP TCP implementation only allows each TCP connection to
* have a single TCP segment in flight at any given time. Because of
* the delayed ACK algorithm employed by most TCP receivers, uIP's
* limit on the amount of in-flight TCP segments seriously reduces the
* maximum achievable throughput for sending data from uIP.
*
* The uip-split module is a hack which tries to remedy this
* situation. By splitting maximum sized outgoing TCP segments into
* two, the delayed ACK algorithm is not invoked at TCP
* receivers. This improves the throughput when sending data from uIP
* by orders of magnitude.
*
* The uip-split module uses the uip-fw module (uIP IP packet
* forwarding) for sending packets. Therefore, the uip-fw module must
* be set up with the appropriate network interfaces for this module
* to work.
*/
/****************************************************************************
* Included Files
****************************************************************************/
#ifndef __UIP_SPLIT_H__
#define __UIP_SPLIT_H__
/* Handle outgoing packets.
*
* This function inspects an outgoing packet in the d_buf buffer and
* sends it out using the uip_fw_output() function. If the packet is a
* full-sized TCP segment it will be split into two segments and
* transmitted separately. This function should be called instead of
* the actual device driver output function, or the uip_fw_output()
* function.
*
* The headers of the outgoing packet is assumed to be in the d_buf
* buffer and the payload is assumed to be wherever d_appdata
* points. The length of the outgoing packet is assumed to be in the
* d_len field.
*/
void uip_split_output(struct uip_driver_s *dev);
#endif /* __UIP_SPLIT_H__ */
/** @} */
/** @} */
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