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4.2.5 TCP REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

4.2.5 TCP REQUIREMENT SUMMARY 

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Push flag | | | | | | | Aggregate or queue un-pushed data |4.2.2.2 | | |x| | | Sender collapse successive PSH flags |4.2.2.2 | |x| | | | SEND call can specify PUSH |4.2.2.2 | | |x| | | If cannot: sender buffer indefinitely |4.2.2.2 | | | | |x| If cannot: PSH last segment |4.2.2.2 |x| | | | | Notify receiving ALP of PSH |4.2.2.2 | | |x| | |1 Send max size segment when possible |4.2.2.2 | |x| | | | | | | | | | | Window | | | | | | | Treat as unsigned number |4.2.2.3 |x| | | | | Handle as 32-bit number |4.2.2.3 | |x| | | | Shrink window from right |4.2.2.16| | | |x| | Robust against shrinking window |4.2.2.16|x| | | | | Receiver's window closed indefinitely |4.2.2.17| | |x| | | Sender probe zero window |4.2.2.17|x| | | | | First probe after RTO |4.2.2.17| |x| | | | Exponential backoff |4.2.2.17| |x| | | | Allow window stay zero indefinitely |4.2.2.17|x| | | | | Sender timeout OK conn with zero wind |4.2.2.17| | | | |x| | | | | | | | Urgent Data | | | | | | | Pointer points to last octet |4.2.2.4 |x| | | | | Arbitrary length urgent data sequence |4.2.2.4 |x| | | | | Inform ALP asynchronously of urgent data |4.2.2.4 |x| | | | |1 ALP can learn if/how much urgent data Q'd |4.2.2.4 |x| | | | |1 | | | | | | | TCP Options | | | | | | | Receive TCP option in any segment |4.2.2.5 |x| | | | | Ignore unsupported options |4.2.2.5 |x| | | | | Cope with illegal option length |4.2.2.5 |x| | | | | Implement sending & receiving MSS option |4.2.2.6 |x| | | | | Send MSS option unless 536 |4.2.2.6 | |x| | | | Send MSS option always |4.2.2.6 | | |x| | | Send-MSS default is 536 |4.2.2.6 |x| | | | | Calculate effective send seg size |4.2.2.6 |x| | | | | | | | | | | | TCP Checksums | | | | | | | Sender compute checksum |4.2.2.7 |x| | | | | Receiver check checksum |4.2.2.7 |x| | | | | | | | | | | | Use clock-driven ISN selection |4.2.2.9 |x| | | | | | | | | | | | Opening Connections | | | | | | | Support simultaneous open attempts |4.2.2.10|x| | | | | SYN-RCVD remembers last state |4.2.2.11|x| | | | | Passive Open call interfere with others |4.2.2.18| | | | |x| Function: simultan. LISTENs for same port |4.2.2.18|x| | | | | Ask IP for src address for SYN if necc. |4.2.3.7 |x| | | | | Otherwise, use local addr of conn. |4.2.3.7 |x| | | | | OPEN to broadcast/multicast IP Address |4.2.3.14| | | | |x| Silently discard seg to bcast/mcast addr |4.2.3.14|x| | | | | | | | | | | | Closing Connections | | | | | | | RST can contain data |4.2.2.12| |x| | | | Inform application of aborted conn |4.2.2.13|x| | | | | Half-duplex close connections |4.2.2.13| | |x| | | Send RST to indicate data lost |4.2.2.13| |x| | | | In TIME-WAIT state for 2xMSL seconds |4.2.2.13|x| | | | | Accept SYN from TIME-WAIT state |4.2.2.13| | |x| | | | | | | | | | Retransmissions | | | | | | | Jacobson Slow Start algorithm |4.2.2.15|x| | | | | Jacobson Congestion-Avoidance algorithm |4.2.2.15|x| | | | | Retransmit with same IP ident |4.2.2.15| | |x| | | Karn's algorithm |4.2.3.1 |x| | | | | Jacobson's RTO estimation alg. |4.2.3.1 |x| | | | | Exponential backoff |4.2.3.1 |x| | | | | SYN RTO calc same as data |4.2.3.1 | |x| | | | Recommended initial values and bounds |4.2.3.1 | |x| | | | | | | | | | | Generating ACK's: | | | | | | | Queue out-of-order segments |4.2.2.20| |x| | | | Process all Q'd before send ACK |4.2.2.20|x| | | | | Send ACK for out-of-order segment |4.2.2.21| | |x| | | Delayed ACK's |4.2.3.2 | |x| | | | Delay < 0.5 seconds |4.2.3.2 |x| | | | | Every 2nd full-sized segment ACK'd |4.2.3.2 |x| | | | | Receiver SWS-Avoidance Algorithm |4.2.3.3 |x| | | | | | | | | | | | Sending data | | | | | | | Configurable TTL |4.2.2.19|x| | | | | Sender SWS-Avoidance Algorithm |4.2.3.4 |x| | | | | Nagle algorithm |4.2.3.4 | |x| | | | Application can disable Nagle algorithm |4.2.3.4 |x| | | | | | | | | | | | Connection Failures: | | | | | | | Negative advice to IP on R1 retxs |4.2.3.5 |x| | | | | Close connection on R2 retxs |4.2.3.5 |x| | | | | ALP can set R2 |4.2.3.5 |x| | | | |1 Inform ALP of R1<=retxs<R2 |4.2.3.5 | |x| | | |1 Recommended values for R1, R2 |4.2.3.5 | |x| | | | Same mechanism for SYNs |4.2.3.5 |x| | | | | R2 at least 3 minutes for SYN |4.2.3.5 |x| | | | | | | | | | | | Send Keep-alive Packets: |4.2.3.6 | | |x| | |

IP Options | | | | | | | Ignore options TCP doesn't understand |4.2.3.8 |x| | | | | Time Stamp support |4.2.3.8 | | |x| | | Record Route support |4.2.3.8 | | |x| | | Source Route: | | | | | | | ALP can specify |4.2.3.8 |x| | | | |1 Overrides src rt in datagram |4.2.3.8 |x| | | | | Build return route from src rt |4.2.3.8 |x| | | | | Later src route overrides |4.2.3.8 | |x| | | | | | | | | | | Receiving ICMP Messages from IP |4.2.3.9 |x| | | | | Dest. Unreach (0,1,5) => inform ALP |4.2.3.9 | |x| | | | Dest. Unreach (0,1,5) => abort conn |4.2.3.9 | | | | |x| Dest. Unreach (2-4) => abort conn |4.2.3.9 | |x| | | | Source Quench => slow start |4.2.3.9 | |x| | | | Time Exceeded => tell ALP, don't abort |4.2.3.9 | |x| | | | Param Problem => tell ALP, don't abort |4.2.3.9 | |x| | | | | | | | | | | Address Validation | | | | | | | Reject OPEN call to invalid IP address |4.2.3.10|x| | | | | Reject SYN from invalid IP address |4.2.3.10|x| | | | | Silently discard SYN to bcast/mcast addr |4.2.3.10|x| | | | | | | | | | | | TCP/ALP Interface Services | | | | | | | Error Report mechanism |4.2.4.1 |x| | | | | ALP can disable Error Report Routine |4.2.4.1 | |x| | | | ALP can specify TOS for sending |4.2.4.2 |x| | | | | Passed unchanged to IP |4.2.4.2 | |x| | | | ALP can change TOS during connection |4.2.4.2 | |x| | | | Pass received TOS up to ALP |4.2.4.2 | | |x| | | FLUSH call |4.2.4.3 | | |x| | |

Optional local IP addr parm. in OPEN |4.2.4.4 |x| | | | |

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FOOTNOTES:

(1) "ALP" means Application-Layer program.

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