Network Protocols
A network protocol is a set of rules that manage the communication between two or more computers within a given network. This set of rules determine given characteristics of a given network, such as allowed physical topologies, access method, speed of data transfer and types of cabling.
Common network protocols include:
- FDDI
- Token Ring
- Ethernet
- ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
- Telnet (Telephone Network)
- SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
- FTP*SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
- SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
- HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
- HTTPS (Secure Hyper Text Transfer ...