C# Polling a TCP Server

Hey everyone - I am wondering if anyone could help me out - I need to poll a TCP server frequently with a request to receive some real-time data.

I know I will need t开发者_高级运维o create a thread in order to talk to the server but I am unsure as to how to make this poll frequently.

Any help would be appreciated...

I would not use a background thread. Rather have a look at a Timer in System.Threading. This is exactly what it was made for. Very easy to use.

What about using a Backgroundworker or a background Thread (What is the difference?) with an endless loop, in which you sleep for a certain time (e.g. 1 minute) and poll the data.