TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol, Layer 4 protocol in OSI (open systems interconnection model). The main difference along with pros and cons are as following.

Jul 3, 2013 · The interface/API presented to you the user (programmer) of these protocols are: UDP Message oriented, you have an API (send/recv and similar) that provide you with the ability to send …

For general protocol message exchange, which can tolerate some packet loss. How much more efficient is UDP over TCP?

I just came home from my exam in network-programming, and one of the question they asked us was "If you are going to stream video, would you use TCP or UDP? Give an explanation for both stored vide...

Mar 10, 2014 · I know the difference between the two on a technical level. But in real life, can anyone provide examples (the more the better) of applications (uses) of TCP and UDP to demonstrate the …

Mar 22, 2023 · 1 TCP vs UDP for streaming and real time communications is a long running and ongoing discussion. I suspect you'll find there is no single 'right' answer. In very high level terms UDP …

Dec 5, 2016 · UDP is so misunderstood. In situations where you really want to get a simple answer to another server quickly, UDP works best. In general, you want the answer to be in one response …

Jul 12, 2016 · Last, as udp and tcp are different protocols, they require different settings in firewalls to allow passing through to the server if the server is behind a firewall. Also you can't send data from a …

Apr 6, 2015 · For TCP sockets you should have used bind(), listen() and accept() methods for server sockets and connect() or connect_ex() for client sockets. Whereas for UDP sockets you won't need …

Mar 26, 2013 · 17 SIP over TCP has a significant advantage over UDP for mobile devices. The reason is due to the use of NAT, and how NAT table entries in a wireless router or a cell providers' router are …