Definitions - Flow Control
Flow control is a function that prevents network congestion by ensuring that transmitting devices do not overwhelm receiving devices with data
Methods:
- buffering - temporarily storing bursts of excess data in memory until they can be processed
- transmitting source-quench messages - the receiving device sends source-quench messages to request that the source reduce its current rate of data transmission
- windowing - flow control scheme in which the source device requires an acknowledgement from the destination after a certain number of packets have been transmitted