Protocolli di rete usati dallo stack TCP / IP
Segue un esempio con il significato delle sigle dei protocolli di comunicazione utilizzati dallo stack TPC/IP
 
 
      IP = internet protocol (chiamato datagramma) 
      TCP = transmission control protocol 
      UDP = user data protocol 
      ARP = adress resolution protocol 
      RARP = revers adress di ARP 
      ICMP = internet control message protocol 
      FTP = file transfer protocol 
      Telnet = * remote login 
      TFTP = Trivial file transfer protocol 
      SNMP = simple network manage protocol 
      SMTP = simple mail tranfer protocol in uscita 
      POP3 = post office protocol v3 
      IMAP4 = internet message access protocol v4 
      LDAP = Lightweight directory access protocol 
      NTP = network time protocol 
      HTTP = Hiper- text transfer protocol 
      S-HTTP = secure Hiper- text transfer protocol 
      BOOTP = boot protocol 
      RIP = protocollo gateway e router 
      OSPF = protocollo gateway e router 
      PPTP = point to point tunnelling 
      DHCP = dynamic host configuration protocol 
      SSL = secure socket layer 
      SET = secure electronic transaction 
IPSec = IP security protocol 
Massimo Bellati per tecnologiaeprogresso.com