TCP/IP Suite
The collection of protocols that define and enable Internet communication is called the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite. This collection is also known as the Internet Protocol suite. The TCP/IP Reference Model you learned about in the previous section describes the TCP/IP suite. From the early beginnings of the Internet and its predecessors, the TCP/IP protocols have played an important role. As the Internet grew and demands on it increased, more protocols were developed. These protocols became part of the standard TCP/IP suite. Today, nearly all Internet-capable operating systems and devices provide support for the protocols defined in the TCP/IP suite.
sThe protocols in the suite generally are ...
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