BIPR: a new TCP variant over satellite networks

Standard TCP perform poorly in satellite networks since the long delay, high bit error ratio and other characters. A new TCP variant, called BIPR for satellite networks is presented in this paper. Using the binary increase of window growth function, long bandwidth-delay product can be overcome, while probe method is also adopted in BIPR for conquer the high bit error rates in satellite links. Simulation results show that good performances in terms of throughput, link utilization and RTT fairness can be achieved in satellite networks using our method.