TCP Connections: Recap

• For EACH HTTP request-response cycle…

  • 3 TCP segments to open the connection
  • 2 TCP segments to send the HTTP request and get an acknowledgement for EACH request-response cycle
  • 2 TCP segments to send the HTTP response and get an acknowledgement for EACH request-response cycle
  • 4 TCP segments to close the connection
  • A very chatty protocol

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