Transmission Control Protocol

• The reliable protocol

  • 91% of all bytes, 83% of all packets [CAIDA ’00]
  • SSH, FTP, HTTPS, telnet, IMAP, SMTP, etc.

• SYN/ACK handshake

  • Negotiates options, sequence space

• Reliable transport

  • In-order delivery
  • Retransmits lost data

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