The Journey of a Request to the Backend
The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser
Establishing a Connection Between Client and Server: Exploring the TCP Connection
It is customary to establish a connection between a client and a server, often a TCP connection./nBefore establishing a connection, certain agreements are made between the front-end (client) and the back-end (server) regarding window sizes and sequences./nThe connection involves labeling bytes, not requests, as TCP is unaware of requests./nA stream of bytes is used as a vehicle to send requests in any desired language or protocol./nWhen listening on a specific interface and port (e.g., port 8080 TCP), the kernel creates a socket object (file descriptor) associated with that port and destination IP.
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