Essays

This is a collection of short essays on congestion control, traffic dynamics and related algorithms.   They generally describe fundamental behaviors and limitations derived from first principles, based on intrinsic properties of the Internet. 

Unlike a typical blog, I expect to update essays in place as my thinking evolves.   Each essay will have a stable URL, that I expect to preserve from version to version.   Each essay will include a revision history, and a mechanism for people to add commentary. 

Essays: