End-to-End Protocols

• User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

  • defined in RFC 768

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

  • defined in RFC793

• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

  • defined in RFC792
  • error reporting, diagnostic testing

• Others exist, but are rare

  • because TCP and UDP cover nearly all needs

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