[Networks] More About Keep Alive
Compare the two Keep-Alive techniques of TCP and HTTP. TCP Keep Alive TCP Keep-Alive is a mechanism that works on the transport layer (L4), which checks if the remaining TCP socket is still in use. If not, it disconnects and frees idle resources. Purpose These are the main purposes of TCP Keep-Alive. Detect dead connections: Detect if the other host has shut down abnormally or is disconnected due to network issues....