DATA frames now carry seq:4 and ack_seq:4 in a 16-byte extended
header. Both sides maintain per-session send/recv state:
Sender:
- Monotonic seq counter, retransmit buffer (seq -> frame bytes)
- Retransmit timer: 5ms timeout, 10 max retries -> CLOSE
- Window advances on cumulative ACK
Receiver:
- In-order delivery to TCP socket (expected_seq)
- Out-of-order buffering (SortedList by seq)
- Duplicate detection (seq < expected -> discard + re-ACK)
- Pure ACK frames (empty-payload DATA) for duplicate/OOO responses
This prevents lost Ethernet frames from permanently corrupting TCP
sessions, which was the key v1 limitation. The local kernel TCP stack
ACKs data before we chunk it into DATA frames; without L2 reliability
a dropped frame creates an unrecoverable gap.
Version bumped to 2. Both sides must speak v2; no negotiation.
Updated: PROTOCOL.md (full v2 spec), README.md, Rust frame.rs/
session.rs/main.rs, C# Frame.cs/SessionManager.cs/TunnelLink.cs.
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