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A '''protocol suite''' (or '''protocol family''') is a set of communication [[protocol]]s which are intended to work together, as  a [[architecture|hierarchy]] of components, to produce the desired overall functionality.
 
A '''protocol suite''' (or '''protocol family''') is a set of communication [[protocol]]s which are intended to work together, as  a [[architecture|hierarchy]] of components, to produce the desired overall functionality.
  
An example is the [[TCP/IP]] family, which includes application protocols such as [[HTTP]] (the protocol used by the [[WWW]]), and underneath them the [[reliable byte stream]] protocol [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]], which in turn depends on the unreliable [[datagram]] carriage protocol [[Internet Protocol|IP]].
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An example is the [[TCP/IP]] family, which includes [[application]] protocols such as [[HTTP]] (the protocol used by the [[World Wide Web|Web]]), and underneath them the [[reliable byte stream]] protocol [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]], which in turn depends on the un-reliable [[datagram]] carriage protocol [[Internet Protocol|IP]].
  
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Revision as of 16:32, 30 September 2018

A protocol suite (or protocol family) is a set of communication protocols which are intended to work together, as a hierarchy of components, to produce the desired overall functionality.

An example is the TCP/IP family, which includes application protocols such as HTTP (the protocol used by the Web), and underneath them the reliable byte stream protocol TCP, which in turn depends on the un-reliable datagram carriage protocol IP.