Khalil, K.M.K.M.KhalilYEALI SUNObaidat, Ms.Ms.Obaidat2020-02-102020-02-101996https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/456122This paper investigates the performance of TCP within wide area networks and qualifies the impact of its built-in congestion control mechanisms on the overall network performance using simulation modeling. The simulation results show these mechanisms have improved overall network performance, minimize network vulnerability to congestion and made it possible for TCP to operate effectively in wide area networking environments. We also found that although disabling the congestion control mechanism may improve an application's end-to-end performance, it introduces a higher proportion of bursty traffic onto the underlying networks. This, however, makes the network more vulnerable to congestion and presents a challenge for network planning and engineering.conference paper10.1145/331119.3311492-s2.0-85025629633https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025629633&doi=10.1145%2f331119.331149&partnerID=40&md5=b4869e82e16ecaf9cab367559f07c74e