diff --git a/developing-with-nats/connecting/pingpong.md b/developing-with-nats/connecting/pingpong.md index 9dd8f61..e4a16d4 100644 --- a/developing-with-nats/connecting/pingpong.md +++ b/developing-with-nats/connecting/pingpong.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Ping/Pong Protocol -The client and server use a simple PING/PONG protocol to check that either of them are still connected to the other. On a regular interval he client will ping the server, which responds with a pong. Once a configurable maximum of outstanding pings without a single pong reply is hit, the connection is closed as stale. Together these two values define a timeout for the connection. In the presence of traffic, such as messages or client side pings, the server will not initiate the PING/PONG interaction. +The client and server use a simple PING/PONG protocol to check that either of them are still connected to the other. On a regular interval the client will ping the server, which responds with a pong. Once a configurable maximum of outstanding pings without a single pong reply is hit, the connection is closed as stale. Together these two values define a timeout for the connection. In the presence of traffic, such as messages or client side pings, the server will not initiate the PING/PONG interaction. ![](../../.gitbook/assets/pingpong.svg)