TCP/IP

TCP/IP is a set of protocols that were created specifically to allow development of network and internetwork communications on a global scale. Although the origins and definition of TCP/IP date back over 25 years, TCP/IP remains the most durable and common set of protocols in use in network communications today. TCP/IP supplies extended network capability to machines and networks of different types, using many different operating systems and communicating using a wide variety of technologies, which can include local and asynchronous links, packet radio transmissions, and satellite links.

URLs:

Yahoo's List of TCP/IP sites

General Description of the TCP/IP protocols

How TCP/IP Works

W3E Resources:

TCP

IP

Internet

Print Resources:

• PC Networking Handbook. Ed Tittel. AP Professional. Boston, MA. 1996. (ISBN 0-12-691398-6)

Details:

TCP/IP was developed as a flexible and expandable communications protocol. As new technologies are developed, TCP/IP protocols are added and adapted to insure universal compatibility for network communication. The standards upon which TCP/IP was developed and which guide it's future development are listed in RFCs.

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A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools

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FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices

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Measurement study of changes in service-level reachability in the global TCP/IP Internet: Goals, experimental design, implementation, and policy considerations

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Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets:MIB-II

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Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP and dual environments

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TCP/IP tutorial

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Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II

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Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets

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Structure and identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets

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FYI on a network management tool catalog: Tools for monitoring and debugging TCP/IP internets and interconnected devices

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Compressing TCP/IP headers for low-speed serial links

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Common Management Information Services and Protocol over TCP/IP (CMOT)

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ISO presentation services on top of TCP/IP based internets

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Management Information Base for network management of TCP/IP-based internets

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Structure and identification of management information for TCP/IP-based internets