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TCP 3-Way Handshake and 4-Way Teardown

TCP 3-Way Handshake and 4-Way Teardown

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Explain TCP 3-way handshake (connection setup), 4-way teardown (connection close), sequence numbers, and the purpose of TIME_WAIT state.

Approach

Explain TCP handshake, teardown, sequence numbers, and TIME_WAIT.

Input

Why 3-way and not 2-way handshake?

Output

2-way cannot verify bidirectional connectivity and sequence numbers; 3-way confirms both directions work

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