This is a review question but I can't find anything in my book about it. What I did find online is contradictory and confusing.
Does TCP guarantee packet transmission time
networking
networking
This is a review question but I can't find anything in my book about it. What I did find online is contradictory and confusing.
Best Answer
No, TCP will time out and request that a packet be re-sent, but there's no guaranteed transit time. TCP (typically) relies on IP, which can dynamically route packets, so there's no way to estimate how long it will/should take.