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TCP
in the main Internet transport protocol.
The UDP plays a
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supporting
role (mostly house keeping functions)
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The
TCP performs the following functions:
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Divides
the data into segments (21 to 64,000 bytes)
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The
sending TCP stamps the segments with sequence numbers
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The
receiving TCP acknowledges the segments
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The
receiving TCP controls the flow of segments
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The
TCP can flag data segments with different priorities (e.g. urgent,
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externally
urgent/to be pushed ..)
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TCP
performs error correction
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The
header of the TCP segment has several other fields and options
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