9. Glossary

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

A connection-oriented transport protocol widely used for Internet communications, especially those corresponding to website consultation.

TCP option

A TCP option describes a particular function of the protocol and is usually encoded in the first messages exchanged between TCP terminals to establish a TCP connection. These messages announce the functional capabilities of a TCP terminal to its correspondent.

Multipath TCP (MPTCP)

TCP option enabling a TCP connection to be established over several distinct paths. Two TCP terminals supporting this option can thus benefit from increased bandwidth (typically the bandwidth resulting from the sum of the bandwidths available on each of the paths supporting...