RFC-793

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Connection-oriented transport protocol providing reliable, ordered byte stream delivery over IP. Handles congestion control, flow control, and retransmission. Foundation of most internet communication including HTTP, TLS, SSH, and application-layer protocols.

Document
RFC 793 (1981), updated by RFC 9293 (2022)
URL
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9293
Label
Standard
Keywords
TCP transport protocol reliable delivery congestion control flow control retransmission connection-oriented byte stream

Domain: Network Protocols · Standard