reliable communication

reliable communication

(communications)Communication where messages are guaranteedto reach their destination complete and uncorrupted and in theorder they were sent. This reliability can be built on top ofan unreliable protocol by adding sequencing information andsome kind of checksum or cyclic redundancy check to eachmessage or packet. If the communication fails, the senderwill be notified. Transmission Control Protocol is areliable protocol used on Ethernet.