To understand the differences between the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and the Open Systems Interconnection model, it's helpful to first dig into the individual protocols.

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a standard protocol on the internet that ensures the reliable transmission of data between devices on a network. It defines how to establish and maintain a ...

TCP/IP, being open, flexible, and built by consensus by individual, inspired engineers, just got on with being useful. That ...

With the explosion of the Internet, the Internet Protocol (IP) is the protocol of choice today. When you are designing an IP-based network, it is important to have a full understanding of Transmission ...

In two previous articles [in the September and October 2007 issues of LJ], I looked at the basics of SCTP, how you can use SCTP as a replacement for TCP and how you can use SCTP to process multiple ...

According to the OSI Model, the session layer is where connections are established, managed, and torn down. For connection-oriented network protocols, understanding how the session layer works, and ...