Posts Tagged ‘Transport Layer’
The Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 2:35 No CommentsModels are useful because they help us understand difficult concepts and complicated systems. When it comes to networking, there are several models that are used to explain the roles played by various technologies, and how they interact. Of these, the most popular and commonly used is the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. Definition: An [...]
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 2:03 No CommentsTCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet). TCP/IP Model Layers The TCP/IP model uses four layers that logically span the equivalent of the top six layers of the [...]