gtpc1m09Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol


Networking Protocols Introduction

When networking protocols were being developed in the 1960s through the 1980s, expensive, dedicated hardware was required to transfer data over the network. Both protocol and hardware were proprietary and required special skills and tools to perform problem determination.

Today, this has changed dramatically with the standard protocol and technology that emerged during the early 1980s. This new technology, called internetworking, or internetting, accommodates multiple, diverse underlying hardware technologies by adding both physical connections and a new set of conventions. Internet technology hides the details of network hardware and permits computers to communicate independently of their physical network connections. One example of this is Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, also known as TCP/IP.