TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
Transport Layer — Other
Protocol Overview
Full Name
Transmission Control Protocol
Abbreviation
TCP
OSI Layer
Transport Layer
Category
Other
RFC
RFC 9293
About TCP
Connection-oriented, reliable transport protocol. Guarantees ordered delivery through three-way handshake, sequence numbers, and retransmission.
Transport Layer
Other
Standards Reference
TCP is defined in RFC 9293, published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). RFCs are the official standards documents for internet protocols and are freely available for public review.