Sequence Numbers in TCP/IP

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From: Andreas Fasbender
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:24

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Can somebody answer a stupid question:

What is the reason for the difference in the lenght of the window-field
(16)
and the sequence-number-field (32 bit). Using 16-bit-numbers for sequencing
and acknowledging could spare 4 byte in each packet.
Hope this isn«t a faq.

Thanks
Andreas


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