Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Powerful New MIT Computer System Can Make the Internet 3x Faster

Source: http://gizmodo.com/powerful-new-mit-computer-system-can-make-the-internet-872658937

Powerful New MIT Computer System Can Make the Internet 3x Faster

The Transmission Control Protocol is like a crossing guard for the internet, regulating traffic to keep things flowing. Sure, engineers are constantly working to improve it, but it's manmade, so there's always room for human error. But researchers at MIT have created a computer system that could fix all that—and make the internet two to three times faster.

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