The congestion control algorithms make TCP slow down when packets get lost, eventually reaching an equilibrium between packet loss and sending rate.

Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) Some Internet architects feel that TCP has too much overhead for some applications, and UDP has too few options for controlling congestion.

Google today announced plans to formally propose its network protocol Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). In other words, the company wants to make ...