Internet Protocol

Term Paper # 100257

Computer and Technology > Internet
Computer and Technology > Networks

Internet Protocol

This paper discusses the Internet protocol (IP) of the past, present and future.

1,184 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that protocols are agreed upon sets of rules or standards that allow end points, nodes, or other points of interaction across a network to communicate in the same language. The paper discusses early versions of the IP, current versions and the future IPv6 that is certain to further refine the usefulness and security with which data and information is funneled across networks and the Internet.

Outline:
Overview
Early IP
Current Iterations
Future Iterations
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Within the field of information technology (IT), the establishment of standards and predetermined rules of operation is vital in order to engender technological progress across a greater spectrum of IT related activity. Protocols are nothing more than an agreed upon set of rules or standards that allow end points, nodes, or other points of interaction across a network, internet or otherwise, to communicate in the same language (Bradbury, 2005). Protocols do not exist at a single level across a telecommunication network but rather they are established at each level in a network in order for consistency and communication to take place. These levels consist of the actual hardware level for device communication, information exchange at the application level, and together these and other levels combine to create the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model whereby protocols are packaged together to form an integrated system of interchange (Bradbury, 2005)."

Sample of Sources Used:

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