TCP Connection Establishment

To create a TCP connection over which full-duplex data can begin to flow, each TCP peer must obtain the following information from the other TCP peer:

• The starting sequence number for data sent on the inbound pipe

• The maximum amount of data that can be sent on the outbound pipe before waiting for an acknowledgment (the receive window size of the other TCP peer)

• The maximum segment size (MSS) that can be received

• The TCP options that are supported