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Protocol

Introduction

HTTP is not the only protocol. There are other protocols for communication.

TCP

TCP: Transmission Control Protocol

Characteristics

  • Packets arrive in order
  • Data Integrity (no missing packet)

UDP

UDP: User datagram protocol

  • No data integrity guarantee
  • Packets may not arrive in order

RPC

gRPC: open source high performance Remote Procedure Call

Characteristics

  • Strick Protocol to Follow
    • TCP and UDP's data can be of any form

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