1 1 1.3 The Internet Protocols 1 ========================== 1 1 The Internet Protocol Suite (usually referred to as just TCP/IP)(1) 1 consists of a number of different protocols at different levels or 1 "layers." For our purposes, three protocols provide the fundamental 1 communications mechanisms. All other defined protocols are referred to 1 as user-level protocols (e.g., HTTP, used later in this Info file). 1
1 · Basic Protocols The basic protocols. · Ports The idea behind ports. 1 1 ---------- Footnotes ---------- 1 1 (1) It should be noted that although the Internet seems to have 1 conquered the world, there are other networking protocol suites in 1 existence and in use. 1