Windows Server® 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services

Chapter 11. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Connections

In this chapter:

The TCP Connection

TCP Connection Establishment

TCP Half-Open Connections

TCP Connection Maintenance

TCP Connection Termination

TCP Connection Reset

TCP Connection States

Summary

TCP is a connection-based protocol. Before data can flow on a TCP connection, the connection must be formally established through a handshake process. To gracefully stop the flow of data on a TCP connection and release the resources of the connection, it must be terminated through a similar handshake process. This chapter describes the details of TCP connection establishment and termination and the states of a TCP connection.

The TCP Connection

A TCP connection is a bidirectional, full-duplex logical circuit ...