How the ARP Protocol Enables Efficient Communication on Networks
ARP is a simple request-reply protocol that broadcasts an ARP request to all devices on the network, requesting the MAC address of the device with the specified IP address.
Demystifying the Half-Open TCP Connections
Half-open TCP connections occur when one side of a connection closes or terminates the connection while the other side remains open.
SSL/TLS – Unlocking the Secrets of Secure Communication
SSL/TLS is cryptographic protocol that provide secure communication over network. It work by using combination of public key & symmetric key encryption to authenticate the parties involved in the communication…
NETCONF: a NETwork CONFiguration protocol
NETCONF is a network configuration protocol that uses an XML data model to represent the configuration of a device. The protocol defines a set of operations that can be used…
SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol)
SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) is a transport-level protocol that provides reliable, connection-oriented data transfer for applications. It is similar to TCP in many ways, but it also has some…