This GitHub repository offers a detailed simulation of TCP’s slow-start congestion control mechanism using Go. It showcases how the congestion window grows exponentially during the slow-start phase and how the server responds to packet loss by reducing the window size. Inspired by a brilliant piece on the fundamentals of TCP mentioned in the content, this simulation provides insight into key concepts such as slow start, congestion window management, and packet loss handling. With features like timestamped logs for visualization and a random loss simulator, users can gain a better understanding of TCP behavior. The usage section outlines how to run the server and client to observe packet transmissions, ACKs, and congestion window updates.
https://github.com/ritiksahni/cwnd-demo