Communications Protocol
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A Communications Protocol is a standardized network-oriented technical protocol that can support networked communication through message format specifications, interaction rules, and error handling mechanisms.
- AKA: Network Protocol, Communication Protocol, Network Communication Protocol.
- Context:
- It can typically define Message Format Structures through header specifications, payload formats, and delimiter rules.
- It can typically establish Communication Sequences through handshake procedures, acknowledgment patterns, and termination protocols.
- It can typically specify Error Detection Mechanisms through checksum algorithms, parity checks, and cyclic redundancy checks.
- It can typically implement Flow Control Methods through sliding window protocols, rate limiting rules, and congestion avoidance algorithms.
- It can typically provide Addressing Schemes through unique identifiers, routing information, and port numbers.
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- It can often enable Connection Management Features through session establishment, keepalive mechanisms, and connection pooling.
- It can often support Quality of Service Controls through priority queues, bandwidth reservations, and latency guarantees.
- It can often implement Security Features through encryption protocols, authentication mechanisms, and integrity verifications.
- It can often facilitate Protocol Negotiations through version handshakes, capability exchanges, and feature discovery.
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- It can range from being a Simple Communications Protocol to being a Complex Communications Protocol, depending on its communications protocol feature richness.
- It can range from being a Low-Level Communications Protocol to being a High-Level Communications Protocol, depending on its communications protocol abstraction layer.
- It can range from being a Connection-Oriented Communications Protocol to being a Connectionless Communications Protocol, depending on its communications protocol state management.
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- It can operate within OSI Model Layers for standardized network communication.
- It can integrate with Network Interface Cards for physical signal transmission.
- It can utilize Operating System Network Stacks for protocol implementation.
- It can support Application Programming Interfaces for software integration.
- It can leverage Network Infrastructure Components for data routing.
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- Example(s):
- Internet Protocol Suite Members, such as:
- Transport Layer Protocols, such as:
- Network Layer Protocols, such as:
- Application Layer Protocols, such as:
- Remote Procedure Call Protocols, such as:
- Real-Time Communications Protocols, such as:
- Media Streaming Protocols, such as:
- Messaging Protocols, such as:
- Network Management Protocols, such as:
- Security Communications Protocols, such as:
- Encryption Protocols, such as:
- Authentication Protocols, such as:
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- Internet Protocol Suite Members, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- File System Protocol, which manages local file operations rather than network communications.
- Database Access Protocol, which handles data query operations within database systems rather than network message exchanges.
- Memory Management Protocol, which controls memory allocations rather than network data transmissions.
- Hardware Bus Protocol, which enables component interconnections rather than network communications.
- Programming Language Protocol, which defines syntax rules rather than network interaction patterns.
- See: Protocol Stack, OSI Model, TCP/IP Model, Network Architecture, Protocol Data Unit, Network Standard, Internet Engineering Task Force, Network Software, Distributed System.