Network Protocols

  • Network protocols are the underlying technology which defines how a sender can package and format a message to be sent across a network to a destination

  • network protocols are simply the rules which descripts how devices will format and addressing information , similiary to sending a letter vua local postal services

  • for each protocol there is usually an associate logical network port number

  • a port number is simply a doorway which is used to allow either inbound or outbound trrafic from a system

Network port Ranges

Port RangesCategory
0 - 1023Well Known Ports
1024 - 4951Registred Ports
49152 - 65535Private/Dynamic Ports

Last updated 08 May 2024, 14:49 +0530 . history