CSC-108intermediate

TCP/IP: How It Works

TCP/IP is shorthand for the Internet protocol suite. TCP supports web traffic, remote administration, database connections, file transfer, and many application protocols that require reliable ordered delivery.

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TCP/IP is shorthand for the Internet protocol suite.

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TCP establishes connection state, numbers transmitted bytes, acknowledges received data, retransmits losses, reorders out-of-order arrivals, limits sending according to receiver capacity, and adjusts sending behavior in response to network congestion.

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Packet captures reveal the TCP handshake, sequence and acknowledgment numbers, retransmissions, window changes, and connection termination.