Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach 复习笔记 [Chapter 3.5 Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP]

目录

3.5 Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP

3.5.1 The TCP Connection

3.5.2 TCP Segment Structure

3.5.3 Round-Trip Time Estimation and Timeout

3.5.4 Reliable Data Transfer

3.5.5 Flow Control

3.5.6 TCP Connection Management

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3.5 Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP

In previous chapter, reliable data transfer (rdt) is covered. Similarly, TCP also relies on many of the underlying principles like

1. error detection
2. retransmission
3. cumulative ack
4. timers
5. header fields for sequence numbers and acknowledgment numbers

3.5.1 The TCP Connection

• Connection/handshaking process of TCP establishes many TCP state variables for both client and server sides
• TCP connection only exists in the end systems, i.e. it is a logical connection instead of a physical one as in TDM or FDM
• TCP only handles point-to-point connection, i.e. only allows one sender and one receiver. But this connection is full-duplex service, i.e. the sender and receiver can send data to each other at the same time
• High-level steps of establishing a TCP connection, i.e. a three-way handshake
  1. The client application process informs the client transport layer that it wants to establish a connection to a process in the server using the following port
  2. Then the client sends a special TCP segment through this connection
  3. The server responds with a second special TCP segment
  4. The client responds again with a third special TCP segment
• The first two segments in the above steps has no payload, i.e. has not application layer data, the third may carry a payload
• Terminology
  1. Send buffer (one of the TCP connection