sliding window programming??

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Hi there
I am trying to get some stuff reg. "sliding window programming". My proff. told me to get some visual way of telling the concept with real time examples and simulation.
I don't know what is sliding window programming(I am new to computer field)
I could not find where I can get good stuff and impress my proff. Any body there can give me an idea??
Thank u
deepa

 

[saiyyar]

hi deepa,
the sliding windows protocol is basically a way by which the sender and the reciever communicate with each other.it is basically to keep a fast sender in tandem with a slow listener.As you know tcp is a reliable service ie
all data sent is acked.Now the window size is a field in the tcp header.this size can be changed according to traffic.
All acks sent back also contain what is called as a window advertisment which is basically the amount of data the reciever is ready to accept.

You can find lots more in
1.tcp/ip programming vol 1 by douglas comar
2.networking by tanenbaum
All the best