The Initialization Order of Connection between the Sender and the Receiver

[Chun-Te Sung]

Hi,

​Since Pantheon allows either side (sender or receiver) to initiate the connection​, I was wondering what the concept is. It is intuitive to run the receiver first and then the sender, but it may be strange to do the other way around. Does that mean the sender can start sending the packets while the receiver is just about to start?

Looking forward to your reply.

Regards,

Chun-Te

[Francis Y. Yan]

Hello Chun-Te,

Thanks for the question!

Even though most of the schemes on Pantheon are not written by us, but I don't think typically the sender will send any packets until a receiver is connected. For instance, the sender can create a TCP socket listening on some port and wait for a receiver to be connected. A common use case will be that a web server (sender) starts running first, and transfers data (web page) when users (receivers) are connected.

Thanks,

Francis Yan 

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