Network Protocols/IP

I have found a goldmine of a site that explains every Internet protocol. I have mainly been reading up on the network protocol Internet Protocol (IP), which is closely tied in with Transfer Control Protocol (TCP). Most people put them together when naming Internet protocols.

RFC Site The RFC's give the most detail on protocols, and it has original documentation. For example, the RFC for IP gave to in detail what the 14 fields in IP are and how they work.

Network Protocol Site This site gives a great overview of some network protocols

IP i learned was developed in the 70's and is used with TCP for transferring data over the networks. IP is made up of 14 fields that gives it the power to contain some level of security, addressing, fragmentation option, ensure header integrity, and a time to live which is like an expiration time. IP is part of the foundation in which the Internet is built on.

so ends my lesson for today.