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Networking

LayerPurposeProtocols / Technologies
Application LayerUser-facing network services and application communicationBGP, DHCP (v6), DNS, FTP, HTTP (HTTP/3), HTTPS, IMAP, IPP, IRC, LDAP, MGCP, MQTT, NNTP, NTP, OSPF, POP3, PTP, ONC/RPC, RTP, RTSP, RIP, SIP, SMTP, SNMP, SSH, Telnet, TLS/SSL, XMPP
Transport LayerEnd-to-end communication between hostsTCP, UDP, DCCP, SCTP, RSVP, QUIC
Internet LayerLogical addressing and routing across networksIPv4, IPv6, ICMP (v6), NDP, ECN, IGMP, IPsec
Link LayerPhysical network access and local deliveryARP, Tunnels (e.g., GRE/IP-in-IP), PPP, MAC

1) Addressing & Name Resolution

  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • NAT

2) Security & Traffic Control

  • Firewall
  • VPN
  • Proxy Server
  • Reverse Proxy

3) Network Hardware / Switching & Routing

  • Switches (Switching)
  • Wi-Fi Routers