From dabadcc9d6a264c81ff84c3672c76e3261d4fe34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Perry Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:26:37 +0000 Subject: Update Prop#324 clock heuristic spec for bug 40626. --- proposals/324-rtt-congestion-control.txt | 30 ++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'proposals/324-rtt-congestion-control.txt') diff --git a/proposals/324-rtt-congestion-control.txt b/proposals/324-rtt-congestion-control.txt index 78b6789..67514dc 100644 --- a/proposals/324-rtt-congestion-control.txt +++ b/proposals/324-rtt-congestion-control.txt @@ -144,20 +144,22 @@ measured by the RTT estimator, and if these heurtics detect a stall or a jump, we do not use that value to update RTT or BDP, nor do we update any congestion control algorithm information that round. -If the time delta is 0, that is always treated as a clock stall. - -If we have measured at least 'cc_bwe_min' RTT values or we have successfully -exited slow start, then every sendme ACK, the new candidate RTT is compared to -the stored EWMA RTT. If the new RTT is either 5000 times larger than the EWMA -RTT, or 5000 times smaller than the stored EWMA RTT, then we do not record that -estimate, and do not update BDP or the congestion control algorithms for that -SENDME ack. - -Moreover, if a clock stall is detected by *any* circuit, this fact is -cached, and this cached value is used on circuits for which we do not -have enough data to compute the above heueristics. This cached value is -also exported for use by the edge connection rate calculations done by -[XON_ADVISORY]. +If the time delta is 0, that is always treated as a clock stall, the RTT is +not used, congestion control is not updated, and this fact is cached globally. + +If the circuit does not yet have an EWMA RTT or it is still in Slow Start, then +no further checks are performed, and the RTT is used. + +If the circuit has stored an EWMA RTT and has exited Slow Start, then every +sendme ACK, the new candidate RTT is compared to the stored EWMA RTT. If the +new RTT is 5000 times larger than the EWMA RTT, then the circuit does not +record that estimate, and does not update BDP or the congestion control +algorithms for that SENDME ack. If the new RTT is 5000 times smaller than the +EWMA RTT, then the circuit uses the globally cached value from above (ie: it +assumes the clock is stalled *only* if there was previously *also* a 0-delta RTT). + +If both ratio checks pass, the globally cached clock stall state is set to +false (no stall), and the RTT value is used. 2.1.2. N_EWMA Smoothing [N_EWMA_SMOOTHING] -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf