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FAST TCP
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<p> FAST TCP (also written FastTCP) is a <a href="/facts/TCP_congestion_avoidance_algorithm/gC9Fer09">TCP congestion avoidance algorithm</a> especially targeted at long-distance, high latency links, developed at the Netlab, <a href="/facts/California_Institute_of_Technology/3FPcp7BL">California Institute of Technology</a> and now being commercialized by FastSoft. FastSoft was acquired by <a href="/facts/Akamai_Technologies/4sWGQqrP">Akamai Technologies</a> in 2012. </p><p>FastTCP is compatible with existing TCP algorithms, requiring modification only to the <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a> which is sending <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a>. </p>