Title: The level of handshake required for establishing a connection
Abstract: A connection between two hosts across a wide-area network can consist of many sessions over time, each called an incarnation. A connection is synchronized using a connection establishment protocol to allow a reliable exchange of data. A handshake mechanism is employed to establish the connection. This paper identifies the precise level of handshake needed under different assumptions on the nodes and on the network, using a formal model of connection management. In particular, the following parameters are studied: the size of the memory at the nodes, the amount of information retained between incarnations, and the existence of time constraints on the system. In each case, we either present a two-way handshake protocol, show that no two-way handshake protocol exists and give a three-way handshake protocol, or show that no protocol exists at all (regardless of the handshake level).
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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