TCP: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
TCP is a network encapsulation protocol that sends data via IP. TCP stands for transmission control protocol. Unlike its unreliable counterpart, [[UDP]], TCP guarantees delivery of network packets, validating that each one reaches its destination, and retransmits as necessary. This is not always so useful in a real-time multimedia streaming application. But TCP-based transport schemes are often useful as a lowest common denominator of protocols for getting data through firewalls, typically via [[HTTP]]. | TCP is a network encapsulation protocol that sends data via IP. TCP stands for transmission control protocol. Unlike its unreliable counterpart, [[UDP]], TCP guarantees delivery of network packets, validating that each one reaches its destination, and retransmits as necessary. This is not always so useful in a real-time multimedia streaming application. But TCP-based transport schemes are often useful as a lowest common denominator of protocols for getting data through firewalls, typically via [[HTTP]]. | ||
'''External Links''' | |||
[http://www.example.com TCP Characteristics] | |||
[[Category:Networking Protocols]] | [[Category:Networking Protocols]] | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 27 October 2006
- Specification: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc793.html
TCP is a network encapsulation protocol that sends data via IP. TCP stands for transmission control protocol. Unlike its unreliable counterpart, UDP, TCP guarantees delivery of network packets, validating that each one reaches its destination, and retransmits as necessary. This is not always so useful in a real-time multimedia streaming application. But TCP-based transport schemes are often useful as a lowest common denominator of protocols for getting data through firewalls, typically via HTTP.
External Links