A few reminders about the TCP protocol
Internet transport: A more performant, more robust, more reliable TCP
Quizzed article REF: TE7600 V1
A few reminders about the TCP protocol
Internet transport: A more performant, more robust, more reliable TCP

Authors : Mohamed BOUCADAIR, Christian JACQUENET

Publication date: April 10, 2017, Review date: August 24, 2021 | Lire en français

Logo Techniques de l'Ingenieur You do not have access to this resource.
Request your free trial access! Free trial

Already subscribed?

2. A few reminders about the TCP protocol

This section describes a few principles of TCP protocol operation that are useful for the purposes of this article.

The article [TE 7 570] describes in more detail the basic operation of the TCP protocol, including retransmission and congestion control mechanisms.

Firstly, TCP uses a procedure known as 3WHS (3-way Handshake) to establish a connection between two TCP terminals. Bits (called "flags") are set in a TCP segment to indicate the nature of the segment to the remote terminal:

  • ...

You do not have access to this resource.
Logo Techniques de l'Ingenieur

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource. Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed?

Ongoing reading
A few reminders about the TCP protocol

Article included in this offer

"Networks and Telecommunications"

( 170 articles )

Complete knowledge base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

View offer details
Contact our team FAQ