A reliability-focused protocol that establishes a connection before communicating.
A connection-oriented transport-layer protocol. It establishes a connection via a three-way handshake (SYN, SYN/ACK, ACK), then ensures reliable delivery through sequence-numbered ordering, timeout-based retransmission, and flow control via a sliding window. Port numbers combine with the IP address to identify the connection's endpoint.
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