TCP/IP Protocol Suit

TCP/IP Protocol
(Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
1 What is TCP?

↪ TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a standard that defines how to establish and maintain a network conversation via which application programs can exchange data. TCP works with the Internet Protocol (IP), which defines how computers send packets of data to each other.

2 What is IP?

↪ The Internet Protocol Address (or IP Address) is a unique address that computing devices such as personal computers, tablets, and smartphones use to identify itself and communicate with other devices in the IP network. Any device connected to the IP network must have a unique IP address within the network.

TCP/IP Protocol Suit was defined Four Layers .

1 Network Access : -  Network access layer controls of hardware devices and media that make up the network.

2 Internet : - Determines the best path through the network.Internet Protocol, is a suite of communications protocols used to interconnect network devices on the Internet.

3 Transport : - Transport layer is supports communication between diverse devices across diverse networks.

4 Application : - Application layer represents data to the user plus encoding and dialog control.

TCP/IP and OSI Model Protocols and Services