TCP Timers Maintained by an Offload Target

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[The TCP chimney offload feature is deprecated and should not be used.]

The TCP Timers Maintained by an Offload Target section describes the requirements for TCP timers that are maintained by an offload target. This section includes:

Overview of TCP Timers

Delayed Acknowledgement Timer

FIN_WAIT_2 Timer

Keepalive Timer

Persist Timer

Push Timer

Retransmit Timer

Silly Window Syndrome Prevention Timer