diff --git a/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_connection_manager.rs b/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_connection_manager.rs
index 4c5bda5c..68bcb1db 100644
--- a/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_connection_manager.rs
+++ b/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_connection_manager.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
+    collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
     net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr},
     sync::{
         atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering},
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ use quinn::{
     ClientConfig, Connection, ConnectionError, Endpoint, EndpointConfig, IdleTimeout, SendStream,
     TokioRuntime, TransportConfig,
 };
-use solana_sdk::{
-    pubkey::Pubkey,
-    quic::{QUIC_MAX_STAKED_RECEIVE_WINDOW_RATIO, QUIC_MIN_STAKED_RECEIVE_WINDOW_RATIO},
-};
+use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_streamer::nonblocking::quic::compute_max_allowed_uni_streams;
 use tokio::{
     sync::{broadcast::Receiver, broadcast::Sender, RwLock},
@@ -30,6 +27,7 @@ use super::{rotating_queue::RotatingQueue, tpu_service::IdentityStakes};
 pub const ALPN_TPU_PROTOCOL_ID: &[u8] = b"solana-tpu";
 const QUIC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_DURATION_IN_SEC: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 const CONNECTION_RETRY_COUNT: usize = 10;
+const TRANSACTIONS_SENT_PER_TASK: usize = 5;
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     static ref NB_QUIC_CONNECTIONS: GenericGauge<prometheus::core::AtomicI64> =
@@ -197,14 +195,14 @@ impl ActiveConnection {
 
     async fn send_transaction_batch(
         connection: Arc<RwLock<Connection>>,
-        txs: Vec<Vec<u8>>,
+        mut txs: VecDeque<Vec<u8>>,
         identity: Pubkey,
         endpoint: Endpoint,
         socket_addr: SocketAddr,
         exit_signal: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         last_stable_id: Arc<AtomicU64>,
     ) {
-        for _ in 0..3 {
+        for _ in 0..CONNECTION_RETRY_COUNT {
             if exit_signal.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                 // return
                 return;
@@ -244,24 +242,34 @@ impl ActiveConnection {
                 }
             };
             let mut retry = false;
-            for tx in &txs {
+            while !txs.is_empty() {
+                let tx = txs.pop_front().unwrap();
                 let (stream, retry_conn) =
                     Self::open_unistream(conn.clone(), last_stable_id.clone()).await;
+                if retry_conn {
+                    txs.push_back(tx);
+                    retry = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 if let Some(send_stream) = stream {
                     if exit_signal.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    retry = Self::write_all(
+                    if Self::write_all(
                         send_stream,
-                        tx,
+                        &tx,
                         identity,
                         last_stable_id.clone(),
                         conn.stable_id() as u64,
                     )
-                    .await;
-                } else {
-                    retry = retry_conn;
+                    .await
+                    {
+                        txs.push_back(tx);
+                        retry = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if !retry {
@@ -270,28 +278,6 @@ impl ActiveConnection {
         }
     }
 
-    // copied from solana code base
-    fn compute_receive_window_ratio_for_staked_node(
-        max_stake: u64,
-        min_stake: u64,
-        stake: u64,
-    ) -> u64 {
-        if stake > max_stake {
-            return QUIC_MAX_STAKED_RECEIVE_WINDOW_RATIO;
-        }
-
-        let max_ratio = QUIC_MAX_STAKED_RECEIVE_WINDOW_RATIO;
-        let min_ratio = QUIC_MIN_STAKED_RECEIVE_WINDOW_RATIO;
-        if max_stake > min_stake {
-            let a = (max_ratio - min_ratio) as f64 / (max_stake - min_stake) as f64;
-            let b = max_ratio as f64 - ((max_stake as f64) * a);
-            let ratio = (a * stake as f64) + b;
-            ratio.round() as u64
-        } else {
-            QUIC_MAX_STAKED_RECEIVE_WINDOW_RATIO
-        }
-    }
-
     async fn listen(
         transaction_reciever: Receiver<Vec<u8>>,
         exit_oneshot_channel: tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<()>,
@@ -310,16 +296,7 @@ impl ActiveConnection {
             identity_stakes.stakes,
             identity_stakes.total_stakes,
         ) as u64;
-        let number_of_transactions_per_unistream = match identity_stakes.peer_type {
-            solana_streamer::nonblocking::quic::ConnectionPeerType::Staked => {
-                Self::compute_receive_window_ratio_for_staked_node(
-                    identity_stakes.max_stakes,
-                    identity_stakes.min_stakes,
-                    identity_stakes.stakes,
-                )
-            }
-            solana_streamer::nonblocking::quic::ConnectionPeerType::Unstaked => 1,
-        };
+        let number_of_transactions_per_unistream = TRANSACTIONS_SENT_PER_TASK;
 
         let task_counter: Arc<AtomicU64> = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
         let mut connection: Option<Arc<RwLock<Connection>>> = None;
@@ -331,7 +308,7 @@ impl ActiveConnection {
                 break;
             }
 
-            if task_counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed) > max_uni_stream_connections {
+            if task_counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed) >= max_uni_stream_connections {
                 tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -356,10 +333,11 @@ impl ActiveConnection {
                                 }
                             };
 
-                            let mut txs = vec![first_tx];
+                            let mut txs = VecDeque::new();
+                            txs.push_back(first_tx);
                             for _ in 1..number_of_transactions_per_unistream {
                                 if let Ok(tx) = transaction_reciever.try_recv() {
-                                    txs.push(tx);
+                                    txs.push_back(tx);
                                 }
                             }
 
@@ -403,7 +381,9 @@ impl ActiveConnection {
             };
         }
         drop(transaction_reciever);
-        NB_QUIC_CONNECTIONS.dec();
+        if connection.is_some() {
+            NB_QUIC_CONNECTIONS.dec();
+        }
         NB_QUIC_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS.dec();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_service.rs b/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_service.rs
index cdebd0f5..a08d79b3 100644
--- a/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_service.rs
+++ b/src/workers/tpu_utils/tpu_service.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const CACHE_NEXT_SLOT_LEADERS_PUBKEY_SIZE: usize = 1024; // Save pubkey and cont
 const CLUSTERINFO_REFRESH_TIME: u64 = 60; // refresh cluster every minute
 const LEADER_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL: u64 = 10; // update leader schedule every 10s
 const AVERAGE_SLOT_CHANGE_TIME_IN_MILLIS: u64 = 400;
-const MAXIMUM_TRANSACTIONS_IN_QUEUE: usize = 16384;
+const MAXIMUM_TRANSACTIONS_IN_QUEUE: usize = 200_000;
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     static ref NB_CLUSTER_NODES: GenericGauge<prometheus::core::AtomicI64> =