This week’s topics
Transport Layer Dynamics: TCP and UDP
- TCP three-way handshake and connection teardown
- Flow control and congestion avoidance
- UDP low-latency connectionless delivery
- Packet overhead and transport layer multiplexing
- TCP: Transmission control protocol | Networking tutorial (12 of 13)
- TCP connection walkthrough | Networking tutorial (13 of 13)
- Flow Control
- Computer Science 162 - Lecture 21 - Flow Control, Reliabilit
What you will be able to do
- 2.2 Explain the concepts of UDP and TCP systems.
Activity
Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the concepts of UDP and TCP systems.
Study materials
Videos
- TCP: Transmission control protocol | Networking tutorial (12 of 13) · YouTube · Ben Eater · 8 min · for registered students
- TCP connection walkthrough | Networking tutorial (13 of 13) · YouTube · Ben Eater · 10 min · for registered students
- Flow Control · YouTube · Neso Academy · 5 min · for registered students
Further resources
- An Introduction to Computer Networks (Peter L. Dordal), ch. 17: TCP Transport Basics · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 393–418 · for registered students
- Beej's Guide to Network Programming, ch. 6: Client-Server Background · PDF · Other, textbook chapter · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
