"window-based" protocol

[fanf]

http://www.psc.edu/networking/projects/tcptune/

This article says TCP is "window-based" in a way that implies that there are alternative models. Are there alternative models?

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[agenticarus.livejournal.com]

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/rvr/papers/arch/node6.html

Suggests yes, (no-acknowledgement)

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:-Q09EznSnMcJ:www.cs.washington.edu/homes/tom/cs162sp95/p3.ps+window-based+protocol&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=18&client=firefox

Suggests some other models.

Is that what you were looking for?

[fanf]

That looks like a good starting point, thanks.