TCP option 4, SACK permitted

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Description:

Protocol suite: TCP/IP.
Protocol type:Transport layer protocol.
Option length:2 bytes.
Host implementation:
Router implementation:
Links: IANA: TCP option numbers.

The TCP SACK permitted option may be sent in a SYN by a TCP that has been extended to receive the SACK option once the connection has opened. It MUST NOT be sent on non-SYN segments.


MAC header IP header TCP header TCP option 4 Data

TCP Option 4:

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Kind Length

Kind. 8 bits. Set to 4.

Length. 8 bits. Set to 2.


Glossary:


RFCs:

[RFC 2018] TCP Selective Acknowledgment Options.


Publications:


Obsolete RFCs:

[RFC 1072] TCP Extensions for Long-Delay Paths.


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