Chapter 3: Transport Layer

Chapter goals:

• understand principles behind transport layer services:

  • multiplexing/demultiplexing
  • reliable data transfer
  • flow control
  • congestion control

• instantiation and implementation in the Internet

Chapter Overview:

• transport layer services

• multiplexing/demultiplexing

• connectionless transport: UDP

• principles of reliable data transfer

• connection-oriented transport: TCP

  • reliable transfer
  • flow control
  • connection management

• principles of congestion control

• TCP congestion control

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