Difference between flow control and congestion control

Both Flow control and congestion control are the traffic controlling methods.

Following are the important differences between Flow Control and Congestion Control.

Sr. No.	Key	Flow Control	Congestion Control
1	Definition	In Flow Control, Traffic is controlled and Traffic represents flow from sender to receiver.	In Congestion Control also, Traffic is controlled and Traffic represents flow entering into the network.
2	Layers	Data link and Transport layers handles flow control.	Network and Transport layers handles congestion control.
3	Prime Focus	Receiver is prevented from being overwhelmed.	Network is prevented from being congested.
4	Responsibility	Only sender is responsible for the traffic.	Transport layer is responsible for the traffic.
5	Way	Traffic is prevented by slowing down the sender.	Traffic is prevented by slowing down the transport layer.

Published on 26-Nov-2019 10:54:48