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SSL vs HTTPS Communications over networks or internet could become very insecure if the proper secure measures are not in place. This could be critical for applications like payment transactions on the web, causing losses of millions of dollars to the customer and the enterprise. This is where SSL and HTTPS come in. SSL is […]
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Unicasting vs Multicasting In computer networking, unicast refers to transmitting information from one sender to a one receiver. So unicasting involves only two nodes in a network. The single receiver in unicasting is identified by a unique address. On the other hand, Multicasting refers to transmitting information in a single transmission to a group of […]
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Flow Control vs Congestion Control Flow control is a mechanism used in computer networks to control the flow of data between a sender and a receiver, such that a slow receiver will not be outran by a fast sender. Flow control provides methods for the receiver to control the speed of transmission such that the […]
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TCP vs SCTP Protocols Both TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) lie in the transport layer and provide transport functions mainly in internet applications. TCP provides reliable data transfer with strict order of delivery of the packets but some applications need reliable transfer but not 100% sequence of delivery of packets. […]
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TCP vs UDP Protocols Both TCP and UDP fit into the fourth layer in the OSI model which is transport layer just above the IP layer. TCP and UDP both support data transmission in two different ways, TCP is connection oriented and UDP is connection less. In transportation of packets there are two major constrains […]