Socket: 10.2 Domain-Specific Information: TCP/IP--Standard

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10.1 TCP/IP--GEOS Specific

10.3 Loopback

This is the standard TCP/IP domain, popular protocol for internet communications.

Domain Name:

"TCPIP"

Port Numbers:

16-bit values.

Opaque Address Format:

This address will be either a TcpAccPntExtendedAddress ,a TcpOnlyExtendedAddress , or a TcpNonAccPntExtendedAddress .

TcpAccPntExtendedAddress: Use this structure when referring to an address identified by an access point ID number.

TcpOnlyExtendedAddress: Use this structure to identify a TCP address by its address instead of by its ID.

TcpNonAccPntExtendedAddress: Use this structure to identify a TCP address that is not a known access point. You will need to specify a link address (a phone number) as well as an IP address.

Notes:

• The notes for GEOS TCP/IP (starting on If you're not familiar with TCP/IP, TCP/IP illustrated by W. Richard Stevens provides a good introduction. The TCP/IP standard is defined in a number of RFCs. The RFCs listed below may be of interest. If you research these documents, note that t) apply to the TCP/IP standard as well.
• You cannot use the sequential packets delivery type with standard TCP/IP.

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10.1 TCP/IP--GEOS Specific

10.3 Loopback