Internet Communication Protocols
Internet Communication Protocols
Most everyday users of the Internet understand that it provides them with access to searchable information across a public web of data; but how does this information get populated and transmitted through search engines, email clients, web browsers and so on? Enter: IP communication rules of conduct. Following, we’ll look at the types of IP rules of conduct that are used to move information across the Internet, and the way in which they’ve helped modern-day communications to change (and get better).
Types of Communications Internet Protocols (IP)
In (related to sending and receiving phone calls, texts, etc.), communication rules of conduct are rules that decide/figure out the format and transmission of data. These rules of conduct can be put into use via hardware devices, software or both. The latest rules of conduct are assigned by the Internet Engineering Job Force (IETF) for Internet communications, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) for telecommunication rules of conduct that run on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
The Internet protocol: (IP) is defined as the rules of conduct for sending data from one computer to another across the Internet, with each computer having at least one IP address that identifies it from all other computers on the Internet. This protocol is used with other protocols within the IP suite, most known of which include;
- Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) – used for data transmission
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP) – used by programs to send short datagram messages
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) – messages used for diagnostic or error-generating purposes
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) – application protocol that uses hyperlinks between nodes containing text
- Post Office Protocol (POP) – used by local email clients to retrieve email from a remote server over TCP IP
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) – protocol to transfer computer files from a server to a client and vice versa
- Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) – a communication protocol used by email clients to retrieve messages from a mail server over TCP IP.
IP Communication occurs as a connectionless protocol, meaning there is no static or continuous connection between endpoints along the communication route. Each unique packet that travels across the Internet is independent of the others and gets put in its proper order using TCP, a connection-oriented protocol that keeps track of putting the packets in the correct order or sequence.
TCP IP
TCP is one of the primary protocols of the Internet Protocol suite. It works with and compliments IP, which is why the two are often paired together as TCP IP. TCP IP is the most widely used communications protocol. It prepares and forwards data packets across a network such as Ethernet. It was developed in the 1970s by the US Department of Defense and created by Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn. TCP IP is used as the standard for all local area and wide area networks (LANs and WANs).
Telecommunications Networks
Telecommunications networks use these Internet Protocols to transfer data back and forth between terminals. These networks consist of terminal nodes that are linked together to enable telecommunication between the terminals. The transmission links connect the nodes together using circuit switching, message switching or packet switching to pass the signal through the proper links and nodes so that it reaches the correct destination terminal. Each network terminal has its own unique address so that connections can easily be routed to the correct destination. This group of network addresses, or address spaces, contains a range of valid addresses located in system memory (physical or virtual) available for a program or process to use. Types of telecommunication networks can include: computer networks – LANs or WANs; the Internet; telephone networks and so on.
Simple telephone networks have evolved over the years into VoIP networks, and now VoIP networks are progressing into integrated communications services for enterprises. Enterprise communication is now handled by technologies that merge telephone and data networks. Unified Communications (UC) is the current foundation of mainstream enterprise communication, making it easier than ever for employees to connect, communicate and collaborate together.
Unified communications (UC) is a business and marketing concept describing the integration of enterprise communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, voice (including IP telephony), mobility features including extension mobility and single number reach, audio, web & video conferencing, fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), desktop sharing, data sharing (including web connected electronic interactive whiteboards), call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging (integrated voicemail, e-mail, SMS and fax). UC is not necessarily a single product, but a set of products that provides a consistent unified user interface and user experience across multiple devices and media types.[1]
In its broadest sense, the UC can encompass all forms of communications that are exchanged via a network to include other forms of communications such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and digital signage Communications as they become an integrated part of the network communications deployment and may be directed as one-to-one communications or broadcast communications from one to many.
UC allows an individual to send a message on one medium and receive the same communication on another medium. For example, one can receive a voicemail message and choose to access it through e-mail or a cell phone. If the sender is online according to the presence information and currently accepts calls, the response can be sent immediately through text chat or a video call. Otherwise, it may be sent as a non-real-time message that can be accessed through a variety of media.
Some additional protocols act as co-functioning protocols with these primary protocols for core functionality. These are as follows;
- ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
- IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol)
- SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)
- RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol)
- RLP (Resource Location Protocol)
- RAP (Route Access Protocol)
- L2TP (Layer Two Tunnelling Protocol)
- PPTP (Point To Point Tunnelling Protocol)
- SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
- TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
HTTPS:
User Datagram Protocol:
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP):
FTP (FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL):
INTERNET CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL (ICMP):
Post Office Protocol (POP)
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
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