Glossary of Data Communications TermsCourtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc. |
Term:
TCP/IP
Definition: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a combined set of protocols that performs the transfer of data between two computers. TCP monitors and ensures correct transfer of data. IP receives the data from TCP, breaks it up into packets, and ships it off to a network within the Internet. TCP/IP is also used as a name for a protocol suite that incorporates these functions and others. |