I like to think of the transport layer as the layer of the OSI Model that enables more interesting traffic. While we network engineers may love a lot of the simpler uses of the IP protocol and ...

The two most common transport layer protocols are the transmission control protocol (TCP) and the user datagram protocol (UDP). One of the main differences between the two protocols is reliability.

An introduction to data communications, computer networks, protocols, and distributed processing as well as relevant standards and underlying theory. Topics include ...

Here's a pretty interesting experiment by someone curious if it was possible to implement a new transport layer protocol, basically something totally different than the existing few than everything ...

Google technicians want an overhaul of the Web’s TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) transport layer and are suggesting ways to reduce latency and make the Web faster. The company’s “Make the Web ...

Getting started on designing a network is a task of formidable proportions, but all the more so if you are looking to build a secure IT network. Often, IT system administrators are not fully familiar ...