Sockets

Sockets are required for communication purposes in a network. More...

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	BSD Socket
	BSD socket routines enable BSD compliant communication over TCP/IP.
	TCP Socket
	TCP socket routines enable reliable IP communication using the transmission control protocol (TCP).
	UDP Socket
	UDP socket routines enable simple IP communication using the user datagram protocol (UDP).

Description

Sockets are required for communication purposes in a network.

A socket is an endpoint of an inter-process communication flow in a given network. All Services rely on a network socket for communication.