Network and distributed systems

Network and distributed systems

1. TCP

   • Ack generation
   • Overview
     • Segment Structure
     • RTT
     • Retransmission scenarios
   • Retransmission scenarios
     • Lost ACK
     • Premature timeout
   • Flow Control
     • Definition
     • Connection Management
       • 3-way handshake
       • Closing connection
     • Algorithms
       • Slow start
       • Rapid recovery / Fast transmission
     • Window scaling
     • Paws
     • Silly window syndrome
       • Receiver
       • Sender

2. Pipelining Protocols

   • Defintion
   • Go-back-N
     • Sender
     • Receiver
   • Selective repeat

3. Acknowledgement mechanisms

   • Defintion
   • Scenarios
     • Packet loss
     • NO loss
     • ACK lost
     • Delayed ACK

4. Transport services and protocols

   • Transport vs Network
   • Demultiplexing
     • Connectionless demux
     • Connection orientated
   • Reliable transport
   • UDP
     • UDP checksum