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What is Flow Control

Chapter 616
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
The mechanism which guarantees correct propagation of packets through the network. Flow control can provide more functionality, such as separation between traffic classes.
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On-Chip Networks for Modern Large-Scale Chips
George Michelogiannakis (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch616
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Chapter 86
TCP and TCP-Friendly Protocols
Methods and algorithms aimed at prevention of the receiver’s buffer overflow.
Published in Chapter: TCP and TCP-Friendly Protocols; From: Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
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Chapter 88
TCP for High-Speed Networks
A traffic control mechanism which aims at equalizing the rate of transmission of a sender with the reception capacity of a receiver.
Published in Chapter: TCP for High-Speed Networks; From: Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
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Using Dr. Scratch as a Formative Feedback Tool to Assess Computational Thinking
In coding, the process of indicating what to do next within one’s code (e.g., if/then blocks, loops).
Published in Chapter: Using Dr. Scratch as a Formative Feedback Tool to Assess Computational Thinking; From: Handbook of Research on Integrating Computer Science and Computational Thinking in K-12 Education
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