Calling for socket type opinions...

At the risk of starting an uproar - I have a socket opinion question.

 

I am writing an application for a barcode handheld that will communicate
back to a 400 running a socket server program.  The handheld will be RF
and there may be a couple hundred talking to an RPG socket server
program at any one time.  I will be writing the server first, as soon as
the protocol is decided.

 

The question is:  Would it be better to use the TCP protocol and have a
socket listen() and create more descriptors, or would UDP be more
appropriate?  My TCP hang up is that the connections may be broken by
walking into an area of no RF coverage or the handheld going into
standby mode.  My UDP hang up is, well, it's UDP.

 

Your thoughts?

                                    

Andy Holmer

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