Authors Ram P. Rustagi CSE Department, KSIT Viraj Kumar CAOS - Indian Institute of Science Abstract The transport layer TCP in a network stack provides end-to-end reliable delivery to the application layer. A reliable connection implies that data will be delivered in-order, error-free and without loss or data duplication. Developers will occasionally face situations where TCP
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Authors Ram P. Rustagi Professor, CSE Dept, KSIT Viraj Kumar Professor, CAOS, IISc Abstract The transport layer in a network stack provides end-to-end connectivity to the application layer. In the internet stack, there are two main transport layer implementations in use: TCP (which provides reliable service delivery) and UDP (which does not). Unfortunately, many people misconstrue
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Authors Ram P. Rustagi Viraj Kumar Abstract It is almost impossible to overstate the importance of the internet in transforming every aspect of modern life. The number of internet users continues to grow, and users increasingly expect immediate responses while interacting with web content. Any perceived delay can be off-putting for users and can
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Authors Ram P. Rustagi Professor, CSE Dept, KSIT Viraj Kumar Professor, CAOS, IISC We have all experienced a degree of frustration when a web page takes longer than expected to load. The delay between the moment when the user enters a URL (or clicks a link) and when the page contents are finally
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Authors Ram P. Rustagi Professor, CSE Dept, KSIT Viraj Kumar Professor, CAOS, IISC HTTP Protocol Mechanisms for High Performance Applications Abstract HTTP is the most widely used protocol today, and is supported by almost every device that connects to a network. As web pages continue to grow in size and complexity, web browsers and the
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Authors Ram P. Rustagi Professor, CSE Dept, KSIT Viraj Kumar Professor, CAOS, IISC Abstract At the undergraduate level, most Computer Networking curricula aim to familiarize students with key networking technologies and standards, with an emphasis on breadth rather than depth of understanding. This is detrimental to students in two ways. First, students obtain a
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