Contents

• Contents
• List of Figures
• Introduction
• The TCP/IP Reference Model
  • The Transport Layer
• User Datagram Protocol
• Transmission Control Protocol
  • Establishing the Connection
  • Termination of Connection
• Transaction Transmission Control Protocol
  • Basic Operation
  • TCP Accelerated Open
  • Truncation of TIME_WAIT
  • Examples
    • HTTP and FTP
    • DNS
• Linux Operating System
  • Introduction to Linux
  • Kernel
    • Important Structures in the Linux Kernel
  • Modifications Needed for T/TCP
    • Socket Programming
    • Kernel Modifications
• Plan of Action
  • Familiarisation with Linux
  • Familiarisation with TCP/IP
  • Familiarisation with the Linux Kernel
  • Familiarisation with the Networking Stack
  • Familiarisation with T/TCP
  • Implementation of T/TCP
  • Testing
  • Documentation
  • Time Scale
• References