Routing
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| - | ; A protocol: Is a set of rules that determines how two computers need to communicate with each other | + | ; A protocol:Is a set of rules that determines how two computers need to communicate with each other |
accross the network. A protocol is also a common denominator by which the different application, host and systems communicate between each others. When two computers commninicate one with another they exchange | accross the network. A protocol is also a common denominator by which the different application, host and systems communicate between each others. When two computers commninicate one with another they exchange | ||
'''data messages''' (i.e data messages could be a connection to a remote machine, email, data and file transfer) | '''data messages''' (i.e data messages could be a connection to a remote machine, email, data and file transfer) | ||
To accept a message and act on this message the computer must have a definition of how the message is defined and what it means. | To accept a message and act on this message the computer must have a definition of how the message is defined and what it means. | ||
| - | + | A protocol describes: | |
| - | + | *The format that a message must take. | |
| - | The format that a message must take. | + | *The way in which computers must excange a message within the context of a particular |
| - | The way | + | |
activity, such as sending messages across networks. | activity, such as sending messages across networks. | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 27 March 2006
- A protocol
- Is a set of rules that determines how two computers need to communicate with each other
accross the network. A protocol is also a common denominator by which the different application, host and systems communicate between each others. When two computers commninicate one with another they exchange data messages (i.e data messages could be a connection to a remote machine, email, data and file transfer) To accept a message and act on this message the computer must have a definition of how the message is defined and what it means.
A protocol describes:
- The format that a message must take.
- The way in which computers must excange a message within the context of a particular
activity, such as sending messages across networks.
Routed Protocol
IP is the routed protocol that works on the Internet. IP addressing enables packets to be routed from source to destination using the best available path.
