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You asked, <b>&quot;if we need to configure a failover mechanism then which protocol is better? stateful or stateless?&quot;</b><br />
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There is no better or worse. There's just a problem set, then how to resolve the problem.<br />
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Describe what you're trying to accomplish, as this will determine the tools + designs people will suggest.
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You asked, "if we need to configure a failover mechanism then which protocol is better? stateful or stateless?"

There is no better or worse. There's just a problem set, then how to resolve the problem.

Describe what you're trying to accomplish, as this will determine the tools + designs people will suggest.

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noci

System Administrator

Balbir Singh

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What is stateful and stateless connection? I got to know TCP is stateful connection while HTTP is stateless. Though HTTP is L7 and TCP is L4 protocol and HTTP in turn uses TCP protocol. So how it is going to work? a stateless protocol over stateful protocol.<br />
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so if we need to configure a failover mechanism then which protocol is better? stateful or stateless? I really would like to read more about it on how it works. Thanks!
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What is stateful and stateless connection? I got to know TCP is stateful connection while HTTP is stateless. Though HTTP is L7 and TCP is L4 protocol and HTTP in turn uses TCP protocol. So how it is going to work? a stateless protocol over stateful protocol.

so if we need to configure a failover mechanism then which protocol is better? stateful or stateless? I really would like to read more about it on how it works. Thanks!

What is stateful and stateless connection?

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the set of networking protocols that define end-to-end connectivity specifying how data should be packeted, addressed, transmitted, routed and received at the destination. This functionality is organized into four abstraction layers which are used to sort all related protocols according to the scope of networking involved.