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TCP/IP Protocol

The communication rules that make the entire internet work; invented by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn

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Key Facts

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    TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) β€” designed by Cerf and Kahn in 1974

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    TCP breaks data into packets and reassembles; IP routes packets across networks β€” the basis of all internet communication

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    IPv4 addresses (e.g. 192.168.1.1) are nearly exhausted; IPv6 provides 340 undecillion addresses

πŸ’‘ Did you know? Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn are called "Fathers of the Internet" for designing TCP/IP; received the Turing Award (2004)

Quick Reference

Category

Internet & Networking

Country

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA

Year / Era

1974

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The communication rules that make the entire internet work

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