Congestion control

Hey kiddo, have you ever been in a situation where you were trying to do something, but there were too many people around, and it was hard to move? This is kind of what we mean by congestion.

In computer networks, congestion happens when there are too many requests being sent all at once, and the network can't handle all of them. This can result in slower internet speeds, longer wait times, or even data loss. So, to try and prevent this from happening, we have something called congestion control.

Think of it like a traffic cop, who manages the flow of cars on a busy road. If there are too many cars trying to use the same road, the traffic cop might tell some of them to slow down or stop for a moment, so that everyone can move more smoothly.

In computer networks, congestion control works in a similar way. When a lot of data is being sent at the same time, the network will slow down some of the data packets, so that they don't all arrive at once and cause a traffic jam. This helps to ensure that everyone's data gets through, without the network getting overwhelmed.

So, in short, congestion control is kind of like a traffic cop for computer networks, making sure that everything runs smoothly and nothing gets stuck in a bottleneck.