Is TCP's Nagle Algorithm Right for Me?

Of all the settings in the TCP profile, the Nagle algorithm may get the most questions. Designed to avoid sending small packets wherever possible, the question of whether it's right for your applicat...
Published Dec 14, 2015
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I work in the Office of the CTO on both F5's standards engagement process in general, and specifically on the application of transport-layer innovation to F5's product line. F5 sponsors my service as Transport Area Director at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), where I help to administer standards development worldwide.
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Austin_Geraci
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Dec 15, 2015
Nice Article Martin - autonagle is cool stuff. Running some tests in our lab with it - so far so good. I'm interested to see how it reacts to different traffic in a prod environment.