The article uses the term "CCAs" without ever defining it. I followed the links, and googled it, with no useful result.
What is a CCA in this context?
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Not sure if it got edited, but the first use of the term is
> Before we dive into the core problem, a quick refresher on Congestion Control Algorithms (CCAs) may help to set the stage.
a Congestion Control Algorithm -- which uses various signals (mostly dropped packets) to try to estimate the available bandwidth and avoid network connection.
Thanks! And to @einsteinx2 and @rp8yxmdmr too.
There are so many overlapping TLA we should have moved to 4 letters long time ago.
Twas ever thus.
There was the proposed eTLA namespace extension...
After some searching apparently it means “congestion control algorithm”. Definitely should have been defined in the article, especially since they have a whole section dedicated to explaining what it is.
Congestion Control Algorithms