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This document defines and describes several key networking concepts: 1) An IP address is a unique number assigned to each node or device on a network, composed of octets ranging from 0 to 255, and it can be changed. 2) A protocol is a set of rules that govern communication between devices, such as TCP, FTP, SMTP, and POP3. 3) A port number uniquely identifies different applications and acts as the communication endpoint between applications, associated with the IP address.

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Socket

This document defines and describes several key networking concepts: 1) An IP address is a unique number assigned to each node or device on a network, composed of octets ranging from 0 to 255, and it can be changed. 2) A protocol is a set of rules that govern communication between devices, such as TCP, FTP, SMTP, and POP3. 3) A port number uniquely identifies different applications and acts as the communication endpoint between applications, associated with the IP address.

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1) IP Address

IP address is a unique number assigned to a node of a network e.g. 192.168.0.1 . It is composed of octets that
range from 0 to 255.

It is a logical address that can be changed.

2) Protocol

A protocol is a set of rules basically that is followed for communication. For example:

o TCP
o FTP
o Telnet
o SMTP
o POP etc.

3) Port Number

The port number is used to uniquely identify different applications. It acts as a communication endpoint
between applications.

The port number is associated with the IP address for communication between two applications.

4) MAC Address

MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identifier of NIC (Network Interface Controller). A network
node can have multiple NIC but each with unique MAC address.

For example, an ethernet card may have a MAC address of 00:0d:83::b1:c0:8e.

5) Connection-oriented and connection-less protocol

In connection-oriented protocol, acknowledgement is sent by the receiver. So it is reliable but slow. The
example of connection-oriented protocol is TCP.

But, in connection-less protocol, acknowledgement is not sent by the receiver. So it is not reliable but fast. The
example of connection-less protocol is UDP.

6) Socket

A socket is an endpoint between two way communications.

Visit next page for Java socket programming.

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