What is TCP/IP?
Introduction This is the second blog in the networking fundamentals series in which we try to specify the what-abouts of TCP/IP Protocol suite. I believe this will be the most commonly used protocol on the internet. While it may not directly be used for communication, it is encapsulated under other protocols like HTTP(s), FTP and SFTP, etc., We will try to cover the typical use of TCP/IP and compare the same with OSI Model. Let's get started with details about TCP/IP. TCP is known as Transmission Control Protocol, which is connection-oriented protocol unlike our friend UDP. This protocol relies on sequential data transfer and guarantees the delivery. While these may seem an essential thing, this adds a certain amount of complexity to the implementation as well... Transmission Protocol ...