Communications Protocol - Common Types of Protocols

Common Types of Protocols

The Internet Protocol is used in concert with other protocols within the Internet Protocol Suite. Prominent members of which include:

  • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
  • User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  • Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
  • Post Office Protocol (POP3)
  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

Other instances of high level interaction protocols are:

  • IIOP
  • RMI
  • DCOM
  • DDE
  • SOAP

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