congestion
A state occurring in part of a network when the message traffic is so heavy that it slows down network response time.
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- congestion notification
A signaling technique used by data transmission systems in order to indicate the status of network congestion. Devices that are communicating data across a network rely on congestion notification to determine when to send or delay the transmission of data packets. Forward congestion notification indicates to upstream data switching devices that data is being transmitted […]
- connect time
The amount of time a computer is logged in to a remote computer. Many online services charge users per connect time. Other services offer unlimited connect time for a flat monthly fee.
- connectile dysfunction
Slang term used to describe one’s inability to obtain or maintain an Internet connection. A user who is experiencing connection drops would say or their ISP is suffering from connectile dysfunction. See “Types of Internet Connections” in
- connection-oriented service
One of two techniques used in data communications to transfer data at the Transport Layer (Layer 4). A Connection-oriented service requires a session connection be established before any data can be sent with a direct physical connection between the sessions. This often considered to be a more reliable network service than the alternative, connectionless service.
- connection pool
A cache of database connections maintained in the database’s memory so that the connections can be reused when the database receives future requests for data. Connection pools are used to enhance the performance of executing commands on a database. Opening and maintaining a database connection for each user, especially requests made to a dynamic database-driven […]