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acks are not congestion control -> be careful #478

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion draft-ietf-quic-multipath.md
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Expand Up @@ -979,7 +979,10 @@ faster if the scheduling strategy is stable, but besides that
implementations can choose between multiple strategies such as sending
PATH_ACK frames on the path they acknowledge packets, or sending
PATH_ACK frames on the shortest path, which results in shorter control loops
and thus better performance.
and thus better performance. However, since packets that only carry PATH_ACK frames
are not congestion controlled (see {{Section 7 of QUIC-RECOVERY}}),
senders should carefully consider the load induced
by these packets, especially if the capacity is unknown on that path.

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