Glossary and acronyms

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

UDP is described in the RFC 768 . This unidirectional protocol does not guarantee reliable data transmission, and its data transfer rate is decided by the sender.

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

TCP is described in the RFC 793 . This bi-directional protocol accounts for a significant proportion of Internet traffic, and enables reliable end-to-end transmission of information while ensuring fair sharing of the resource between users through its congestion control.

Quick User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Internet Connections (QUIC)

QUIC is described in RFC 8999...