NetworkProtocols

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A few ways to quickly understand and categorize existing and proposed network protocols:

  • Guaranteed-delivery (connection) vs. Best-effort (datagram)
  • Deniable
  • ...

The same for entire networking systems/stacks:

  • Full stack or dependent on the "regular" internet infrastructure?
  • What (if any) components are under centralized control?
  • Can the network reliably recover from "cold boot" or catastrophic disruption?
  • ...