Network Infrastructure and Architecture: Designing High-Availability Networks
by Krzysztof Iniewski, Daniel Minoli, Carl McCrosky
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TCP/IP PROTOCOL SUITE
5.2 Structure of the Protocol Suite
5.3.2 IP Header Format and Function
5.5 Transmission Control Protocol
5.5.1 TCP Header Format and Function
5.5.2 Connection-Oriented Service
5.6.1 Receiver-Based Flow Control
5.6.2 Transmitter-Based Flow Control
5.6.3 Fast Retransmit and Fast Recovery
5.9 Difficulties with TCP and IP
5.9.1 One Shortest Route, Regardless of Load Conditions
5.9.2 Deliberate Congestion and Backoff
5.9.3 Lack of Quality-of-Service Support
5.9.4 Receiver Windows and Round-Trip Times
5.9.6 Big Packets on Thin Pipes
5.1 INTRODUCTION
This book is based on the premise that the transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) suite will be the dominant set of telecommunications protocols used by a wide range of endpoint devices in future evolution of the Internet. Given this premise, it is necessary to present the reader with a background in the TCP/IP protocol suite. Our primary interest in the TCP/IP suite is in how it affects the underlying transport network. With this interest in mind, we concentrate on the systemic impact of the TCP/IP suite but do not attempt to present all the details. A fuller presentation of the ...
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