communication protocols
Network language rules
Communication protocols are standardized rules governing how data is transmitted between devices or systems.
They specify formats, timing, sequencing, and error handling so that different machines can exchange information reliably: HTTP is the protocol browsers use to fetch web pages, The devices couldn't connect because they were using incompatible protocols.
In networking, protocols operate at different layers—from physical signals to application-level exchanges.
- IPProtected creations or addresses
- HTTPWeb data transmission standard
- SSLWeb encryption protocol
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- serial portSequential bit transmission interface
TCP · Ethernet · handshake · error correction · UDP · SMTP · TLS · link · interoperability · flow · data exchange · DNS · stream · FTP · WebSocket · packet loss · Wi-Fi · wireless
- operationsoperation, operations, military operation, joint operation, workflow
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- water safetylifeguards, CPR, rescue tube, life jacket, drowning prevention
- proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
- industrial controlPLC, control systems, control room, control center, control panels
- NATO standardsinteroperability, phonetic alphabet, alpha, bravo, foxtrot
communication protocolswalled gardens
Restricted, self-contained digital ecosystems