Linux Kernel implementation of Multipath TCP
MultiPath TCP (short MPTCP) is an extension to TCP that allows a single TCP-connection to be split among multiple interfaces, while presenting a standard TCP-socket API to the applications. Splitting a data-stream among different interfaces has multiple benefits. Data-center hosts may increase their bandwidth; smartphones with WiFi/3G may seamlessly handover traffic from 3G to WiFi,... MultiPath TCP works with unmodified applications over today's Internet with all its middleboxes and firewalls.
A recent Google Techtalk about MultiPath TCP is available at [1]
In this talk I will first present the basics of MultiPath TCP and how it works and show some of the performance results we obtained with our Linux Kernel implementation (freely available at [2]). Second, I will go into the details of our implementation in the Linux Kernel, and our plans to try submitting the MPTCP-patches to the upstream Linux Kernel.
[1] http://
[2] http://
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Christoph Paasch
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
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Unknown
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
