Tuning the TCP Profile, Part One

A few months ago I pointed out some problems with the existing F5-provided TCP profiles, especially the default one. Today I'll begin a pass through the (long) TCP profile to point out the latest thi...
Published Jan 29, 2016
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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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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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Jul 07, 2016
In 'Proxy Buffer Limits', (3) recommends that 'Proxy Buffer Low' be significantly lower than 'Proxy Buffer High'. The default tcp profile 'tcp-mobile-optimized', recommended in https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/stop-using-the-base-tcp-profile has the same value for 'Proxy Buffer High' and 'Proxy Buffer Low'. Wondering if we should add a note in the above article to suggest creating a custom profile based on 'tcp-mobile-optimized' with a suggested gap between high and low?