Understanding the Load-Balancing Solution Using ACE

In the client/server model of computing, the client connects to the server over the network to exchange information such as files, web pages, and emails. In TCP/IP protocol, this connection is built on the transport layer using TCP or UDP. Figure 19-7 shows the sequence of TCP connection establishment between a client and a server.

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Figure 19-7 TCP Connection

A TCP connection starts with a sequence of handshake packet exchange between the client and server. The client starts the connection by sending a TCP connection request (SYN), followed by acknowledgement from server (SYN-ACK), and acknowledgement ...

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