The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of the most well-known internet protocols. It is used in reliable host-to-host communications as a connection-oriented protocol. That means the connection is maintained until the message is fully transmitted. The TCP communications are handled by TCP flags called control bits, in a structured format known as TCP Headers. The control bits are URG, SYN, PSH, RST, and FIN.
- SYN: Starts the connection
- ACK: Acknowledges the reception
- RST: Resets a connection
- FIN: Finishes reception
- URG: Indicates urgent processing
- PSH: Sends immediately
The data exchange is done, thanks to a three-way handshake technique, shown here. The first step is the client sending an SYN packet to the server. ...
