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title: 'TCP b : Additive Increase Multiplicative Decrease & ''Slow Start'' - Computerphile'
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKVML4YaBqs
source: youtube-com-computerphile
published: 2026-06-15T14:33:58Z
updated: 2026-09-08T14:27:25Z
first_seen: 2026-09-19T21:30:23.395188495Z
authors:
- Computerphile
summary: "Network Basics story continues with the second part of the TCP segment. Richard G Clegg is based at Queen Mary University London.\n\nRichard's Code: https://github.com/richardclegg/computerphile_demos/\nRFC 5681 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5681 \n\nComputerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile\n\nThis video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.\n\nComputerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com"
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Network Basics story continues with the second part of the TCP segment. Richard G Clegg is based at Queen Mary University London.

Richard's Code: https://github.com/richardclegg/computerphile\_demos/\
RFC 5681 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5681

Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile

This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com