This post gives a brief overview of the functions provided by the Transport Layer. Functions described include reliability, flow control, congestion control, application layer multiplexing/demultiplexing and sockets.
This post gives a brief overview of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and its basic theory of operation.
Describes the two primary types of service offered by computer networks, namely reliable byte stream oriented service and an unreliable best effort message oriented service.
Describes the meaning of the term communication protocol and gives examples