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'''TCP/IP''' stands for '''Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol'''  also known as the '''Internet Protocol Suite'''; it serves the industry standard in connecting networks to networks known as the internet or private networks such as the intranet or extranet around the world.

'''TCP/IP''' stands for '''Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol'''  also known as the '''Internet Protocol Suite'''; it serves the industry standard in connecting networks to networks known as the internet or private networks such as the intranet or extranet around the world.

===Functioning===

===Operation===

'''TCP''' is one of the main transport layers of the Internet Protocol Suite.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122 RFC 11211]</ref> It is an effective transport service connection wherein data is transferred with an end-to-end reliability from the source host to the destination host. TCP verifies the correct delivery of data and provides a support to check for errors and missing data, and re-sends it to complete the data transfer.<ref>[http://www.yale.edu/pclt/COMM/TCPIP.HTM Introduction to TCP/IP]</ref> Meanwhile, '''IP''' is the primary component of the Internet protocol Suite used by all Internet transport protocols such as the TCP to carry data from the source to its destination. Its main functions include addressing, fragmentation and re-assembly of an internet datagram, type-of-service specification and security information.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122#section-3.2.1 RFC 1122]</ref>

'''TCP''' is one of the main [[transport layers]] of the [[Internet Protocol Suite]].<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122 RFC 11211]</ref> It is an effective transport service connection wherein data is transferred with an end-to-end reliability from the source host to the destination host. TCP verifies the correct delivery of data and provides a support to check for errors and missing data, and re-sends it to complete the data transfer.<ref>[http://www.yale.edu/pclt/COMM/TCPIP.HTM Introduction to TCP/IP]</ref> Meanwhile, '''IP''' is the primary component of the Internet protocol Suite used by all Internet transport protocols such as the TCP to carry data from the source to its destination. Its main functions include addressing, fragmentation and re-assembly of an internet datagram, type-of-service specification and security information.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122#section-3.2.1 RFC 1122]</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

==TCP/IP Protocol Layers==

==TCP/IP Protocol Layers==

The Internet Protocol Suite is composed of different layers of protocols, which include:<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122#section-3.2.1 RFC 1122]</ref>

The Internet Protocol Suite is composed of different layers of protocols, which include:<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122#section-3.2.1 RFC 1122]</ref>

* [[Application Layer]]- is the highest layer of the Internet protocol suite commonly known as the internet user protocol which provides direct service to users such as the Telnet (remote login), [[FTP]] (file transfer) and [[SMTP]]  (electronic mail delivery).

* [[Application Layer]]- one of the the highest layer of the Internet protocol suite, commonly known as the Internet user protocol, which provides direct service to users, which include Telnet (remote login), [[FTP]] (file transfer), and [[SMTP]]  (electronic mail delivery).

* [[Transport Layers]]- provides a reliable end-to-end communication or data transfer for applications. [[TCP]] and [[UDP]] (User Datagram Protocol) are the main transport layers.

* [[Transport Layers]]- provides a reliable end-to-end communication or data transfer for applications. [[TCP]] and [[UDP]] (User Datagram Protocol) are the main transport layers.

* [[Internet Layer]]- The Internet Protocol is the most important component of the layer which provides the addressing or the routing of a sent data to its destination.

* [[Internet Layer]]- The Internet Protocol is the most important component of the layer, which provides the addressing or the routing of a sent data to its destination.

* [[Link Layer]]- also known as the media access protocol layer provides interface to an actual networking hardware such as the ethernet or gateways.

* [[Link Layer]]- also known as the media access protocol layer, provides interface to actual networking hardware such as the ethernet or gateways.

==References==

==References==

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