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An Introduction To Network Protocols

Network protocols are essential rules that govern data exchange over networks, similar to traffic laws. Key protocols include Internet Protocol (IP), which delivers packets based on addresses, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which ensures reliable data delivery, and User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which is used when error checking is not critical. Understanding these protocols is crucial for DevOps engineers and cybersecurity professionals.

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An Introduction To Network Protocols

Network protocols are essential rules that govern data exchange over networks, similar to traffic laws. Key protocols include Internet Protocol (IP), which delivers packets based on addresses, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which ensures reliable data delivery, and User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which is used when error checking is not critical. Understanding these protocols is crucial for DevOps engineers and cybersecurity professionals.

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An introduction to network protocols

We talked about these briefly in our networking basics section, but


let's dive a little deeper before closing up this guide.

As I said before, a network protocol is a set of rules that govern the


exchange of data over a network, just like traffic on a highway has
to stick to certain rules and laws.

As DevOps engineers and cybersecurity professionals, we need to


understand these. Simply because these different protocols define
the format and order of the messages exchanged between two or
more communicating entities, the actions taken on the transmission
and/or receipt of a message, or other communication event.

That being said, there are hundreds of different protocols, each


designed for specific purposes and environments, so in the interests
of staying sane, here are a few of the most important ones that you
should know about, so you can get a rough idea:

1. Internet Protocol (IP): IP is the primary protocol in the Internet


Layer of the Internet Protocol Suite and has the task of
delivering packets from the source host to the destination host
based on their addresses

2. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP): TCP is one of the main


protocols in the Internet Protocol Suite. It provides reliable,
ordered, and error-checked delivery of data between
applications running on hosts communicating over an IP
network

3. User Datagram Protocol (UDP): UDP is an alternative to TCP


and is suitable for purposes where error checking and
correction are either not necessary or are performed in the
application instead

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