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Rate Congestion Packet Tcp Control Aimd Additive Increase

Front TCP: Congestion Control
Back AIMD: Additive Increase, Multiplicative Decrease

- Transfer rate depends on the number of concurrently sent packets
-> Limited by congestion window (cwnd)

- Increase rate (increase cwnd) until packet loss occurs (probing = try higher rates)
- For packet loss: Reduce rate strongly

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