Internet and intranet connectivity is, now more than ever, considered a key technology enabling straightforward local and remote monitoring and control of a wide variety of devices. For product ...

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is the basic communication protocol of the Internet as well as many private networks throughout the world. Along with User Data Protocol (UDP), TCP represents the ...

A reference model is a virtual model which defines how communication should take place. It logically divides the processes which are required for the communication into layers. This concept is known ...

This article originally appeared in TV Technology. When it comes to audio over IP, one area that seems to cause a substantial amount of confusion is whether a technology works at Layer 2 or Layer 3.

Other tips in this series have examined the seven-layer OSI model from the perspective of security. Although security was not the No. 1 goal of the designers of the OSI model, the idea behind these ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Figure 1: Peer to Peer The concept of layered communications is at the foundation of all IP ...

According to the OSI Model, the session layer is where connections are established, managed, and torn down. For connection-oriented network protocols, understanding how the session layer works, and ...