Microsoft® Windows® Internals: Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000, 4th Edition
by Mark E. Russinovich, David A. Solomon
Protocol Drivers
Networking API drivers must take API requests and translate them into low-level network protocol requests for transmission across the network. The API drivers rely on transport protocol drivers in kernel mode to do the actual translation. Separating APIs from underlying protocols gives the networking architecture the flexibility of letting each API use a number of different protocols. The protocol drivers that Windows includes are TCP/IP, TCP/IP with IP version 6 (IPv6), NWLink, and the AppleTalk protocol. Here's a brief description of each protocol:
The Internet's explosive growth and reliance on the TCP/IP protocol has made TCP/IP the preeminent protocol in Windows. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) developed ...
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