Sunday, July 2, 2023

Collection of quotes about the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP)

This post is a collection of quotes about the Internet protocol suite (initially released in 1974). There are 4 quotes listed below. License: CC BY-SA 4.0

1. "The Internet protocol suite provides end-to-end data communication specifying how data should be packetized, addressed, transmitted, routed, and received." (Wikipedia: Internet protocol suite, 6.23.23 UTC 11:18)

2. "The Internet protocol suite does not presume any specific hardware or software environment. It only requires that hardware and a software layer exists that is capable of sending and receiving packets on a computer network." (Wikipedia: Internet protocol suite, 6.23.23 UTC 11:18)

3. "A minimal implementation of TCP/IP includes the following: Internet Protocol (IP), Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)." (Wikipedia: Internet protocol suite, 6.23.23 UTC 11:18)

4. "The technical standards underlying the Internet protocol suite and its constituent protocols have ben delegated to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)." (Wikipedia: Internet protocol suite, 6.23.23 UTC 11:18)