COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -TCP uses an end-to-end flow control protocol to avoid having the sender send data too fast for the TCP receiver. It uses sliding window protocol for this. In each TCP segment, the receiver specifies in the receive window field the amount of additionally received data that it is willing to buffer for the connection.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stop & Wait ARQ is a sliding window protocol for flow control and it overcomes the limitations of Stop & Wait, we can say that it is the improved or modified version of Stop & Wait protocol.

Detailed explanation-3: -Flow control in transport layer ensures the delivery of the message globally, as the two points of connection over this protocol are logically connected. Whereas in data-link layer, the concern is to deliver message locally, as the two points of connection over this protocol are physically connected.