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Disconnect Packet

Only TYPE Field

📦 Size​

1 byte

  • TYPE: 8 bits (0x06)

📤 Sent By​

Either side (client or server), when intentionally closing the connection.

🧪 Contents​

  • Contains only the TYPE field
  • The byte is not encrypted

🧹 Purpose​

Used to gracefully shut down an active connection.

  • Indicates a clean, expected disconnection (not a timeout or crash)
  • Received by the other party to handle teardown cleanly

If no disconnect packet is received and the connection drops, the session is considered aborted or timed out.