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| ====== Transmission Control Protocol ====== | ====== Transmission Control Protocol ====== | ||
| - | The transmission control protocol, or short TCP, is a network [[protocol]], | + | The transmission control protocol, or short TCP, is a network [[..:network terms:protocol]], that is widely used on the internet. The communication does use a [[network address]] and a [[port]], but in contrast to [[UDP]], the communication is connection based, including checks for defective packages. This has the advantage of being very reliable, as data does not get lost or undiscoveredly altered during the process. |
| The downside of it is, that it is rather slow. To establish a simple connection, there are multiple steps necessary: | The downside of it is, that it is rather slow. To establish a simple connection, there are multiple steps necessary: | ||
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| The transfer of data then again is a loop of sending data and getting the acknowledgements about receiving data from the other side. It gets even more complicated, | The transfer of data then again is a loop of sending data and getting the acknowledgements about receiving data from the other side. It gets even more complicated, | ||
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
| - | * [[Protocol]] | + | * [[..:network terms: |
| * [[UDP]] | * [[UDP]] | ||
| * [[IPX]] | * [[IPX]] | ||
| - | [ [[Games Database]] ] [ [[Game Related Terms]] ] [ [[Network Terms]] ] | + | [ [[..:Games Database]] ] [ [[..:Game Related Terms]] ] [ [[..:Network Terms]] ] |
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