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Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TCP and IP were developed by a Department of Defense (DOD) research
project to connect a number different networks designed by different
vendors into a network of networks (the "Internet"). It was initially
successful because it delivered a few basic services that everyone
needs (file transfer, electronic mail, remote logon) across a very
large number of client and server systems. Several computers in a
small department can use TCP/IP (along with other protocols) on a
single LAN. The IP component provides routing from the department to
the enterprise network, then to regional networks, and finally to the
global Internet. On the battlefield a communications network will
sustain damage, so the DOD designed TCP/IP to be robust and
automatically recover from any node or phone line failure. This design
allows the construction of very large networks with less central
management. (Source: Yale.edu [1])
A list of the protocols in the TCPIP suite [2]
See also IP [3], IPv4 [4], IPv6 [5].
Links:
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[1] http://www.yale.edu/pclt/COMM/TCPIP.HTM
[2] http://www.protocols.com/pbook/tcpip1.htm
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?IP
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?IPv4
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?IPv6
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