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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2

CUBIC

Also written: cubic

The default congestion control algorithm on Linux, Windows and macOS. After a loss it cuts cwnd to 70%, then regrows it along a cubic curve: fast at first, slowly near the size of the last loss, then fast again.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

BBRcongestion windowcongestion avoidance