Internet Protocol (IP) Glossary Definition

There are two types of Internet Protocol (IP) traffic. They are TCP or Transmission Control Protocol and UDP or User Datagram Protocol. TCP is connection oriented - once a connection is established, data can be sent bidirectionally. UDP is a simpler, connectionless Internet protocol. Multiple messages are sent as packets in chunks using UDP.

See also: IP.

This term is used in software engineering, programming, scripting, testing, application architecture, and development lifecycle work. It helps teams describe how software is designed, implemented, integrated, and maintained. This entry also has related glossary assignments in Satellite, Telecommunications, and Network Connectivity, so it may appear in more than one professional context.

Network-layer protocol for packet addressing and routing.