What is Internet protocol suite?
{{internet}} When [[computers]] connect and transmit [[data]] between each other on the [[Internet]], they follow a set of rules to do so. These rules are universal; all computers throughout the Internet must follow them. Otherwise, the Internet would not function as computers would not be able to transmit data in a meaningful and useful way. These rules are called '''protocols'''. There are many different protocols, each for different purposes, and they all together are called the '''Internet protocol suite'''. The two most important protocols are the [[Transmission Control Protocol]] (TCP) and the [[Internet Protocol]] (IP), which ensure data is delivered at the right place, and without errors, and is what computers use when they access [[servers]] (computers that have the data that is accessed on the Internet) on the [[World Wide Web]], as well as for [[email]], and the like. Other protocols include the [[Network Time Protocol]], which ensures clock synchronisation in computers, and there are many others. The TCP/IP model and other related protocols are maintained by the [[Internet Engineering Task Force]], whose parent organisation is the [[Internet Society]], and which also cooperates closely with other standards bodies such as the [[W3C]] (World Wide Web Consortium) and [[ISO/IEC]]. == Other websites == {{Wikiversity | Internet protocol suite}} * [https://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii.htm Internet History] – Pages on Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, and TCP/IP (reviewed by Cerf and Kahn). * {{IETF RFC|675|link=no}} – Specification of Internet Transmission Control Program, December 1974 Version * {{IETF RFC|1180|link=no}} A TCP/IP Tutorial – from the Internet Engineering Task Force (January 1991) * [https://www.itprc.com/tcpipfaq/ TCP/IP FAQ] * [http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/ The TCP/IP Guide] – A comprehensive look at the protocols and the procedures/processes involved * [http://www.columbia.edu/~rh120/other/tcpdigest_paper.txt A Study of the ARPANET TCP/IP Digest] * [https://www.eventhelix.com/RealtimeMantra/