Happy Birthday Internet!

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)  and Internet Protocol (IP) are the first sets of rules that came together to make the internet. Arpanet began use on January 1st, 1983. Are you feeling emotional? Happy birthday Internet, and a merry new year.

TCP/IP:

IP - is responsible for moving packet of data from node to node. IP forwards each packet based on a four byte destination address (the IP number). The Internet authorities assign ranges of numbers to different organizations. The organizations assign groups of their numbers to departments. IP operates on gateway machines that move data from department to organization to region and then around the world.

TCP - is responsible for verifying the correct delivery of data from client to server. Data can be lost in the intermediate network. TCP adds support to detect errors or lost data and to trigger retransmission until the data is correctly and completely received.

Sockets - is a name given to the package of subroutines that provide access to TCP/IP on most systems.

- Yale.edu