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Segments and sequence numbers

The same two segments may be combined for retransmission:

Acknowledgement and, if needed, Retransmission


Computing the value of the retransmission timer


Details of the Estimated RTT computation


Initial Sender Sequence number (ISS) and Initial Receiver Sequence number (IRS)


A sample TCP header

Most of these values aren't terribly meaningful in isolation -- they make sense relative to the connection status.

3-Way Handshake

Also, the less common "simultaneous open".

SYN and FIN and how they fit into the sequence number space


TCP close