Sliding Window Protocol

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | 480 words | Copyright

Sliding Window Protocol A protocol used by the TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL which sends data into a network. The protocol varies the number of packets that are sent out at each transmission depending on the current network conditions: if the network is heavily loaded then a small number are sent; if the network is lightly loaded then many more are sent. The collection of packets sent is known as a WINDOW. This protocol is occasionally referred to as the SLOW START PROTOCOL.

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