22.1 Introduction
We've seen that TCP has the receiver perform flow control by specifying the amount of data it is willing to accept from the sender.
22.3 Silly Window Syndrome
Window-based flow control schemes , such as the one used by TCP, can fall victim to a condition known as the silly window syndrome(SWS). When it occurs , small amounts of data are exchanged across the connection ,instead of full-sized segments.
