Question 4: What is the role of the 'TCP Keepalive' mechanism in this context?

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Question 4: What is the role of the 'TCP Keepalive' mechanism in this context?
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TCP Keepalive is a mechanism used to periodically probe the TCP connection to ensure it's still alive. It sends small packets to the server, and if no response is received within a certain time, it assumes the connection has been lost and initiates a reconnection attempt. This helps prevent connection drops caused by temporary network hiccups.