.NET Web Services: Architecture and Implementation

Without standards for how to send messages, Web services wouldn't exist. Transport protocols are key to the success of any network, including the World Wide...

The TCP/IP protocol stack is the most popular networking stack in the world. More traffic runs over IP than anything else. IP is a lower...

UDP is a connectionless protocol—meaning that when a client sends a message, it has no way of knowing whether the server ever receives it, much...

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the protocol for sending e-mail messages. It is complemented by other protocols such as POP3 (Post Office Protocol) for...

On top of TCP/IP, the most popular transport in the world—HTTP—is built. HTTP is a connection-oriented protocol that is based on request and response messages....

The Internet sends data via a series of transport protocols for everything from e-mail to Web pages. More important, SOAP itself is transport independent! The...