Prevent Data Loss in TCP: How to handle server failures effectively and avoid long TCP retransmissions

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In this article, I'll address a critical aspect of TCP communication: effectively managing scenarios where the server fails to respond. I focus on a specific scenario where the application only sends data over TCP without receiving any application-level response from the server.

This exploration covers TCP communication from the application's perspective, highlighting both the application layer and the underlying OS operations. You'll learn how to set effective timeouts to avoid data loss during unresponsive server instances.