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Transmission Control Protocol¶

Summary¶

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is an internet transport protocol specified by RFC 9293.

Verified Facts¶

RFC 9293 is the current RFC Editor publication for the Transmission Control Protocol.
RFC 9293 was published in August 2022.

Historical Context¶

Earlier TCP specifications should be reviewed before writing a full historical account. This seed page currently relies only on RFC 9293.

Technical Analysis¶

Technical analysis has not yet been drafted. Future work should summarize TCP's role in transport-layer communication directly from RFC 9293 and supporting historical sources.

Relationships¶

PROTOCOL-TCP is standardized by SRC-RFC-9293.

Sources¶

SRC-RFC-9293: RFC 9293: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).

Research Debt¶

Add historical RFC lineage.
Add a concise technical summary of TCP's service model.
Add relationships to internet architecture and transport-layer topics after those pages exist.