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Length of a TCP socket's life

Is it better to keep a TCP socket open for a long time, or re-establish connection frequently?

Let's take HTTP in a browser as an example. Is it better to establish a connection, make the HTTP request, and upon receiving a response, close it only to open a new one when we make a new request? Or: Should you keep the socket open for as long as that particular user is still browsing that specific site?

Solution

  • There is no problem with leaving a socket open. Keep alive option is meant for this. I'll leave it open.