the maximum window size in tcp's sliding window scheme is 2 = 64 kilobytes.
the maximum window size in tcp's sliding window scheme is?
2 = 64 kilobytes
the term "window" on the transmitter side represents the logical boundary of the total number of packets yet to be acknowledged by the receiver. the receiver informs the transmitter in each acknowledgment packet the current maximum receiver buffer size (window boundary). the tcp header uses a 16 bit field to report the receiver window size to the sender. therefore, the largest window that can be used is 2 = 64 kilobytes.
sliding window protocol
bullet::::1. congestion window is reset to 1 mss.





























bullet::::2. "ssthresh" is set to half the congestion window size before the timeout.





























bullet::::3. "slow start" is initiated.





























a system administrator may adjust the maximum window size limit, or adjust the constant added during additive increase, as part of tcp tuning.





























the flow of data over a tcp connection is also controlled by the use of the "receive window" advertised by the receiver. by comparing its own congestion window with the "receive window", a sender can determine how much data it may send at any given time.





























section::::slow start.
tcp congestion control