Protocol Types

Connection-Oriented

  • TCP based
  • No data is lost during connection
  • A formal connection setup and close
Examples

Connection-less

  • UDP based
  • Some data can be lost during connection without much of an issue
  • No protocol to establish connection
Examples

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20

21

tcp

tcp

FTP

22

tcp

SSH

SFTP

23

tcp

Telnet

25

tcp

SMTP

49

tcp

TACACS+

67

udp

68

udp

DHCP

...

TFTP

69

udp

80

tcp

HTTP

110

tcp

POP3

389

tcp

LDAP

HTTPS

443

tcp

445

tcp

SMB

1812

udp

1813

udp

RADIUS

143

tcp

IMAP4

993

tcp

IMAP4

(secure)

995

tcp

POP3

(secure)

465

tcp

SMTP

(secure)

587

tcp

SMTP

(secure)

3389

udp

RDP

5060

udp

VoIP

5004

udp

VoIP

SSL

TLS

137

udp

138

udp

139

tcp

NetBIOS

nbname

nbsession

53

tcp

DNS

a : … b : …

161

udp

SNMP

162

udp

queries

trap

data control

nbdata

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