Network Protocols Overview

Web traffic protocol for transferring web pages

File transfer protocol for uploading and downloading files

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol for sending emails

Domain Name System for resolving domain names to IP addresses

Simple Network Management Protocol for network monitoring

Secure Shell for encrypted remote access

Terminal emulation protocol (unencrypted)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for automatic IP assignment

Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security for encryption

Image compression standard

Video compression standard

Character encoding standard

Network Basic Input/Output System for session management

Remote Procedure Call for distributed computing

Structured Query Language for database communication

Network File System for distributed file access

Transmission Control Protocol - reliable, connection-oriented transport

User Datagram Protocol - unreliable, connectionless transport

Stream Control Transmission Protocol - message-oriented transport

Internet Protocol version 4 for packet routing

Internet Protocol version 6 - next generation IP

Internet Control Message Protocol for error reporting

Open Shortest Path First routing protocol

Border Gateway Protocol for inter-AS routing

Routing Information Protocol for small networks

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (Cisco)

Local area network protocol for wired connections

Wireless local area network protocol

Point-to-Point Protocol for direct connections

Spanning Tree Protocol for loop prevention

Virtual LAN for network segmentation

Physical copper wiring standards (Cat5e, Cat6, etc.)

Optical fiber transmission medium

Radio frequency transmission for wireless networks

Universal Serial Bus for device connections