Comparing TCP and IP protocols

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Comparing TCP and IP protocols

Westat1

5:41 pm on Oct 7, 2002 (gmt 0)

Where would I find information on comparing and contrasting TCP and IP protocols? Realize this is vague, but this is an open discussion.

Thanks

Slade

5:55 pm on Oct 7, 2002 (gmt 0)

TCP is a type of IP packet. I don't think they contrast...

google search for: intro ip networking

threecrans

8:21 pm on Oct 7, 2002 (gmt 0)

I'm not sure if you will have much luck finding info "comparing" and "constrasting" TCP/IP protocols. Most protocols are specialized to perform a specific job. There wouldn't be much gained by comparing FTP to SMTP for example, they don't have much in common outside of sharing the same transport protocol.

Some protocols do perform similiar tasks however, and it is often useful do compare/contrast these protocols. Some examples would be comparing the transport protocols TCP and UDP, or comparing the email protocols POP and IMAP.

If you are looking for basic info, a great place to start is RFC 1180 [faqs.org ], which really provides a foundation for understanding the basic building blocks of protocols.