A Comprehensive Overview of TCP Congestion Control in 5G Networks: Research Challenges and Future Perspectives

@article{Lorincz2021ACO,
  title={A Comprehensive Overview of TCP Congestion Control in 5G Networks: Research Challenges and Future Perspectives},
  author={Josip Lorincz and Zvonimir Klarin and Julije O{\vz}egovi{\'c}},
  journal={Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)},
  year={2021},
  volume={21},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:235708018}
}
An overview of the most popular single-flow and multy-flow TCP CC algorithms used in pre-5G networks is provided and can serve as the basis for the development of novel solutions that will ensure the reliable implementation of TCP CC in different usage scenarios of 5G networks.
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