BBR Development

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BBR Congestion Control Development

BBR is a new congestion control algorithm developed at Google.

There is a blog post on the launch of BBR for Google.com, YouTube, and Google Cloud Platform
There is a paper describing BBR in the February 2017 issue of CACM (the same content is in the ACM Queue BBR article from Oct 2016).
There are Internet Drafts specifying the BBR algorithm and the delivery rate estimation algorithm used by BBRv1.
BBR code from the BBR team at Google:
- BBRv1:
  - BBRv1 for Linux TCP (added in Linux v4.9: main commit)
  - BBRv1 for QUIC: .cc | .h
- BBRv2 (alpha):
  - BBRv2 alpha for Linux TCP
  - BBRv2 alpha for QUIC: .cc | .h
Quick start: a guide for getting started with the Linux TCP BBR implementation
BBR FAQ: frequently asked questions related to BBR and its implementations
[YouTube] [slides] for a BBR talk at the Linux netdev 1.2 conference (Oct 2016)
[YouTube] [slides] for a BBR talk in the ICCRG session at IETF 97 (Nov 2016)
[YouTube] [slides] for a talk covering policers and BBR's handling of policers, in the MAPRG session at IETF 97 (Nov 2016)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR talk at the ICCRG session at IETF 98 (Mar 2017)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR talk at the ICCRG session at IETF 99 (Jul 2017)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR talk at the ICCRG session at IETF 100 (Nov 2017)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR talk at the ICCRG session at IETF 101 (Mar 2018)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR Congestion Control Work at Google: IETF 102 Update (Jul 2018)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR Congestion Control: IETF 102 Update: BBR Startup (Jul 2018)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR v2: A Model-based Congestion Control - ICCRG at IETF 104 (Mar 2019)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR v2: A Model-based Congestion Control: IETF 105 Update - ICCRG (Jul 2019)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR v2: A Model-based Congestion Control: Performance Optimizations - IETF 106 - ICCRG (Nov 2019)
[YouTube] BBR: A Model-based Congestion Control - High-Speed Networking Workshop (May 2020)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR Update: 1: BBR.Swift; 2: Scalable Loss Handling - IETF 109 - ICCRG (Nov 2020)
[YouTube] [slides] BBR Internal Deployment, Code, Draft Plans - IETF 110 - ICCRG (Mar 2021)
[YouTube] [slides] BBRv3: Algorithm Updates and Public Internet Deployment - IETF 117 - CCWG (Jul 2023)

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naner...@gmail.com, … Eric Dumazet18

Sep 20

Can I use BBR with fq_codel?

For any qdisc other than sch_fq (the one which has pacing), TCP stack falls back to internal pacing,

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Can I use BBR with fq_codel?

For any qdisc other than sch_fq (the one which has pacing), TCP stack falls back to internal pacing,

Sep 20

Sep 12

Issues with compiling bbrv3 kernel for VMWare Workstation VM

I applied this patch https://www.spinics.net/lists/intel-gfx/msg333661.html from this thread https://

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Issues with compiling bbrv3 kernel for VMWare Workstation VM

I applied this patch https://www.spinics.net/lists/intel-gfx/msg333661.html from this thread https://

Sep 12

Eric Johnson, Neal Cardwell3

Sep 8

Question on QuicCongestionControlOnDataAcknowledged

Neal thank you very much for the reply We have done as you kindly suggested and have been

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Question on QuicCongestionControlOnDataAcknowledged

Neal thank you very much for the reply We have done as you kindly suggested and have been

Sep 8

Wesley Rosenblum, … evol...@web.de21

Aug 1

BBRv2 RFC Draft 02 Issues

Bumping this thread in light of the impending draft update for BBRv3. Looking forward to reading the

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BBRv2 RFC Draft 02 Issues

Bumping this thread in light of the impending draft update for BBRv3. Looking forward to reading the

Aug 1

Neal Cardwell, Dave Taht2

Jul 31

Linux TCP BBRv3 open source release and IETF 117 talk video and slides [2023/07/25]

Looks very promising. I look forward to trying it, especially now that I have increased observability

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Linux TCP BBRv3 open source release and IETF 117 talk video and slides [2023/07/25]

Looks very promising. I look forward to trying it, especially now that I have increased observability

Jul 31

Aerys Nan, … Bob McMahon10

Jul 13

Question about applying BBR on video streaming

One could use iperf2 and isochronous with clock sync (UDP or TCP, though UDP is most common) to tell

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Question about applying BBR on video streaming

One could use iperf2 and isochronous with clock sync (UDP or TCP, though UDP is most common) to tell

Jul 13

Anup Agarwal, Neal Cardwell4

Jul 13

Requesting help for running the v2alpha kernel on a vmware workstation VM

Follwing the gce_install.sh steps for compilation with the v5.19 kernel default ubuntu config (+

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Requesting help for running the v2alpha kernel on a vmware workstation VM

Follwing the gce_install.sh steps for compilation with the v5.19 kernel default ubuntu config (+

Jul 13

Jul 1

Instant Messaging Meets Video Conferencing: Studying the Performance of IM Video Calls

On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 12:23 AM Rodney W. Grimes <star...@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote: > >

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Instant Messaging Meets Video Conferencing: Studying the Performance of IM Video Calls

On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 12:23 AM Rodney W. Grimes <star...@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote: > >

Jul 1

Jun 16

BBRStartupCwndGain values

Hi guys: This might be a trivial question but from the memo here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/

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BBRStartupCwndGain values

Hi guys: This might be a trivial question but from the memo here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/

Jun 16

May 28

I am curious if anyone has applied this in linux, and to bbr. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/

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I am curious if anyone has applied this in linux, and to bbr. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/

May 28

May 26

BBRv2 v2alpha installation issue

Hi All, I followed the the recipe in the BBR v2alpha README. The installation process looks good and

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BBRv2 v2alpha installation issue

Hi All, I followed the the recipe in the BBR v2alpha README. The installation process looks good and

May 26

Wesley Rosenblum

May 24

BBRLossThresh derivation

Is there an explanation or derivation for the default `BBRLossThresh` of 2%? I've seen that it

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BBRLossThresh derivation

Is there an explanation or derivation for the default `BBRLossThresh` of 2%? I've seen that it

May 24

Neal Cardwell, … Yuanlai7

May 15

BBRv2 v2alpha branch rebased from 5.10 to 5.13.12

Hi Neal, I read all the posts regarding the BBRv2 installation. But I encountered another problem

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BBRv2 v2alpha branch rebased from 5.10 to 5.13.12

Hi Neal, I read all the posts regarding the BBRv2 installation. But I encountered another problem

May 15

Sadjida Lebid, Neal Cardwell2

Apr 27

Beginner needs help.

Hi, For the question about the cwnd and pacing rate, please consult the original intro piece: https:/

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Beginner needs help.

Hi, For the question about the cwnd and pacing rate, please consult the original intro piece: https:/

Apr 27

Arshiya, Neal Cardwell2

Apr 17

How to use BBRv2 on FreeBSD

Hi, I'm not aware of any BBRv2 implementation for FreeBSD. AFAIK, it would be likely to show up

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How to use BBRv2 on FreeBSD

Hi, I'm not aware of any BBRv2 implementation for FreeBSD. AFAIK, it would be likely to show up

Apr 17

Yuanlai Zhou, Neal Cardwell3

Apr 14

Want to confirm the simulation of BBRv2 behavior

Hi Neal, Thanks for the quick reply. I will check my code based on your suggestions. Thanks, Yuanlai

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Want to confirm the simulation of BBRv2 behavior

Hi Neal, Thanks for the quick reply. I will check my code based on your suggestions. Thanks, Yuanlai

Apr 14

Dave Taht, … Neal Cardwell17

Apr 3

Are we heading towards a BBR-dominant Internet?

On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 2:25 AM Sebastian Moeller <moel...@gmx.de> wrote: Hi Neil, thanks for

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Are we heading towards a BBR-dominant Internet?

On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 2:25 AM Sebastian Moeller <moel...@gmx.de> wrote: Hi Neil, thanks for

Apr 3

翁佳煌, Neal Cardwell2

Mar 11

bbr switch to cubic

On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 4:13 AM 翁佳煌 <wengji...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi， Because cubic and bbr

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bbr switch to cubic

On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 4:13 AM 翁佳煌 <wengji...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi， Because cubic and bbr

Mar 11

uken chou, Neal Cardwell2

Feb 28

Will BBR behave abnormally due to discontinuous sending flow

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 9:48 PM uken chou <zyx104...@gmail.com> wrote: For each flow, the

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Will BBR behave abnormally due to discontinuous sending flow

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 9:48 PM uken chou <zyx104...@gmail.com> wrote: For each flow, the

Feb 28

William Tang, … Neal Cardwell4

Feb 23

Current state of BBRv2

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 11:27 AM Dave Taht <dave...@gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at

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Current state of BBRv2

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 11:27 AM Dave Taht <dave...@gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at

Feb 23

Dunk Hong, Neal Cardwell2

Feb 23

Fine Tuning BBRv2 Parameters

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 2:39 AM Dunk Hong <wdd...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi! In this communication

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Fine Tuning BBRv2 Parameters

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 2:39 AM Dunk Hong <wdd...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi! In this communication

Feb 23

Gauri Baraskar, … Dave Taht3

Jan 18

Running webrtc with BBR

There are webrtc implementations of GCC in the pion library, signal's webrtc implementation (rust

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Running webrtc with BBR

There are webrtc implementations of GCC in the pion library, signal's webrtc implementation (rust

Jan 18

Mahdi, Neal Cardwell2

12/7/22

BBR startup state

On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 7:48 PM 'Mahdi' via BBR Development <bbr...@googlegroups.com>

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BBR startup state

On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 7:48 PM 'Mahdi' via BBR Development <bbr...@googlegroups.com>

12/7/22

12/1/22

BBR in the fediverse?

I haven't been keeping up with BBR much lately, but I was pretty disturbed by the behaviors of

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BBR in the fediverse?

I haven't been keeping up with BBR much lately, but I was pretty disturbed by the behaviors of

12/1/22

Sadjida Lebid, Neal Cardwell2

12/1/22

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 4:33 AM Sadjida Lebid <sadjid...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello everyone, I

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On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 4:33 AM Sadjida Lebid <sadjid...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello everyone, I

12/1/22

Dave Taht, … Muhammad Ahsan10

11/24/22

Aggregating without bloating - hard times for tcp and wifi

On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 9:25 PM Muhammad Ahsan <muhamm...@umt.edu.pk> wrote: > > Hi

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Aggregating without bloating - hard times for tcp and wifi

On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 9:25 PM Muhammad Ahsan <muhamm...@umt.edu.pk> wrote: > > Hi

11/24/22

Wesley Rosenblum

11/1/22

Multiplexed HTTP/3 BBR versus multi-connection HTTP/1

When migrating from HTTP/1.1 to a protocol that supports multiplexing, such as HTTP/2 or HTTP/3, the

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Multiplexed HTTP/3 BBR versus multi-connection HTTP/1

When migrating from HTTP/1.1 to a protocol that supports multiplexing, such as HTTP/2 or HTTP/3, the

11/1/22

Wesley Rosenblum, … Neal Cardwell6

10/26/22

Latency and pacing rate while application-limited

On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 3:23 PM Bob McMahon <bob.m...@broadcom.com> wrote: A bit off topic

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Latency and pacing rate while application-limited

On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 3:23 PM Bob McMahon <bob.m...@broadcom.com> wrote: A bit off topic

10/26/22

Mahdi, Neal Cardwell2

10/20/22

Google's buffer management system

Hi Mahdi, You can read about this in some of the Sigcomm papers from Google over the years: Jupiter

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Google's buffer management system

Hi Mahdi, You can read about this in some of the Sigcomm papers from Google over the years: Jupiter

10/20/22

Junho Choi, Neal Cardwell2

10/14/22

Feedback on draft-cheng-iccrg-delivery-rate-estimation-02

Hi Junho, Thanks for posting this issue to the bbr-dev and ICCRG lists, and thank you very much for

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Feedback on draft-cheng-iccrg-delivery-rate-estimation-02

Hi Junho, Thanks for posting this issue to the bbr-dev and ICCRG lists, and thank you very much for

10/14/22

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