TCP Connection Establishment Process: The Three-Way Handshake
Before TCP can be employed for any actually useful purpose—that is, sending data—a connection must be set up between the two devices that wish to communicate. This process, usually called connection establishment, involves an exchange of messages that transitions both devices from their initial connection state (CLOSED) to the normal operating state (ESTABLISHED).
Connection Establishment Functions
The connection establishment process actually accomplishes the following tasks as it creates a connection suitable for data exchange:
Contact and Communication The client and server make contact with each other and establish communication by sending each other messages. The server usually doesn't ...
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