Thursday, September 8, 2011

TCP/IP

Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf present a paper in 1973 that describes a new protocol they call the Transmission-Control Protocol. In 1978, the TCP protocol is split into two parts: One part for processing messages and detecting errors and the other part for routing and delivery of data. The protocol is renamed TCP/IP and subsequently becomes the standard for all Internet communication.
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