TCP Header

Hello Abdul

The options field in the TCP header can contain various pieces of information. These include things like maximum segment size, window scale, and timestamps. The type of option is denoted by a one-byte “Option-Kind” field, which is further defined by the IANA. These definitions can be found here:

https://www.iana.org/assignments/tcp-parameters/tcp-parameters.xhtml#tcp-parameters-1

The truth is that there is relatively limited use of the TCP options field, and most Option-Kind values are either historical, obsolete, experimental or simply unassigned.

For more info, take a look at this NetworkLessons note on the subject.

I hope this has been helpful!

Laz