Re: Java Socket Constructor
Lew wrote:
To expand on that- to abuse the terminology and /not/ refer to the
initiator as "client" and the receiver as "server" is the way to
madness. Engineering disciplines require precision of expression.
TCP is set up such that only one end can initiate the connection -
regardless of what you call it - as EJP pointed out. By definition
the end that must initiate is called the client.
Arne VajhQj wrote:
I would say that I have seen client and server terms used in a
per layer basis.
Meaning that in X--Y then X can be client at the TCP level but
Y can be client at the application protocol level.
Absolutely. The two points are complementary. The client at the TCP level is
by definition the initiator of the TCP communication. The client at the app
protocol level initiates app protocols.
By pointing out the importance of specifying to which layer the client-server
distinction applies, you have increased the precision of expression. That is
good engineering.
--
Lew
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