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Comparing the Effectiveness of Networking Protocols for Different Applications

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Comparing the Effectiveness of Networking Protocols for Different Applications

How does one get two computers to interact with each other? By using a network. A network allows two or more computers to exchange data over a medium. Rules are needed so that the computers know how to communicate. These rules for the language computers use to transmit information are called protocols. As with the many different languages people around the world use to communicate, there are many different protocols. Some of these protocols include IPX, SPX, NetBEUI, TCP, and IP. Without protocols, communication between computers on a network would not be possible. Each protocol has it’s own set of responsibilities and characteristics. Some …show more content…

There are also other protocols associated with TCP/IP that have different responsibilities (Whitehead 124).

IPX/SPX

IPX stands for Internetwork Packet Exchange and SPX stands for Sequenced Packet Exchange and was designed by the Xerox Corporation. IPX/SPX was later chosen by Novell as the protocol to be used for the NetWare network operating system (Whitehead 126). IPX/SPX is also widely used by other operating systems including both the Windows 9x and Windows NT families. The IPX/SPX protocol is found at the Network Layer of the OSI Reference Model (Dean 76). As mentioned above, IPX and SPX is part of a protocol suite, or protocol stack. Each protocol is responsible for different duties. All the IPX protocol is responsible for is transferring information between two devices. The SPX protocol makes the connection between the two devices, monitors the exchange, and ensures the integrity of the data (Whitehead 126). Using a protocol to transfer data through an unlike network is referred to as tunneling. IPX/SPX uses tunneling to exchange data between two NetWare networks. The “tunnel” is the TCP/IP protocols. Data and the IPX/SPX protocols are bound together inside the TCP/IP protocols so that information can be transferred between networks or over the Internet (Whitehead 127).

NetBEUI

Sytec inc. first developed NetBIOS for IBM to furnish

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