More Java 17: An In-Depth Exploration of the Java Language and Its Features

© Kishori Sharan, Peter Späth 2021

K. Sharan, P. SpäthMore Java 17 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7135-3_8

8. Network Programming

Kishori Sharan¹   and Peter Späth²

(1)

Montgomery, AL, USA

(2)

Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

 

In this chapter, you will learn:

• What network programming is

• What the network protocol suite is

• What an IP address is and what the different IP addressing schemes are

• Special IP addresses and their uses

• What port numbers are and how they are used

• Using TCP and UDP client and server sockets for communication between remote computers

• The definitions of URI, URL, and URN and how to represent them in Java programs

• How to use non-blocking sockets

• How to use asynchronous socket channels

• Datagram-oriented socket channels and multicast datagram channels ...