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Protocol

Sometimes referred to as an access method, a protocol is a standard used to define a method of exchanging data over a computer network such as local area network, Internet, Intranet, etc. Each protocols has its own method of how data is formatted when sent and what to do with it once received, how that data is compressed and/or how to check for errors in data.  Below is a list of the various protocols currently listed in the Computer Hope dictionary.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

ADSI
Aloha
AppleTalk
ARP
ASP

B

BGMP
BGP
BOOTP

C

CHAP
CIFS
CTCP

D

DDP
DHCP

E

EAP
EDIINT
EIGRP
Ethernet

F

FDHP
Frame relay
FSP
FTP

G

None

H

HDLC
HTTP

I

ICA
ICMP
IGES
IGMP
IGP
IGRP
IMAP
IP
IPsec
IPv4
IPv6
IPX/SPX

J

None

K

Kerberos
Kermit

L

LAPM
LDAP
LFAP

M

Mailto
MNP

N

NBT
NCP
NetBEUI
NNTP
NSP
NTP

O

OSPF

P

PEP
PIM
POP
PPPoE
PPP
PPTP

Q

None

R

RAP
RARP
RDP
RIP
RLP

S

SFTP
SLIP
SNAP
SMTP
SNMP
SOAP
Socks
SSH
STP

T

TFTP
TCP/IP

U

UDP

V

VOIP
VRRP

W

WAP

X

X.25

Y

None

Z

ZIP

 

Also see: Communications protocol, Connectionless, Network definitions

 

 

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