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Windows 7 how to calculate window size in tcp

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can some one plese explain how to calculate TCP window size in windows 7 .is it depend on the initial link quality or does it calculate dyamicaly depend on the link quality .what are the parameters used ?

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asked 25 Jul '12, 21:58

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edited 25 Jul '12, 22:16

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Initail values are "fixed" (actually configurable), but there is also a feature in TCP/IP Stack of Windows 7 called "TCP Receive Window Auto-Tuning".

Take a look at these articles from "The Cable Guy"
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.01.cableguy.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb878127.aspx

@Landi gave a presentation at Sharkfest 2012 about some issues with TCP receive window scaling.

http://sharkfest.wireshark.org/sharkfest.12/

Look for: "Effects of Receiver-Side Window Scaling on Enterprise Networks"

Regards
Kurt

answered 31 Jul '12, 07:24

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edited 31 Jul '12, 07:33