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