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Network socket

A network socket is a software structure within a network node of a computer network that serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across the network. The structure and properties of a socket are defined by an application programming interface (API) for the networking architecture.

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Implementation

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Socket states in the client-server model

Socket pairs

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Sockets in network equipment

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Network socket

Nodes108
Edges107
Triples28
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
Components1

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Network socket

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related to Implementation · 10
Network socket → API, APIs, Berkeley, Both, Development, In, Internet, IP, The, Unix
related to Socket addresses · 7
Network socket → An, API, IP, It, TCP/IP, The, This
is a · 1
Network socket → software structure within a network node of a computer network that serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across the network

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socket sockets network tcp address port protocol application ip internet process used remote number api term also operating programming transport

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Network socketis asoftware structure within a network node of a computer network that serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across the network0.90text
the Internet Group Management Protocolinstance ofand used for routing protocols0.80text
Winsockinstance ofand other stacks0.80text
routersinstance ofNetworking equipment0.80text
which operate at the internet layerinstance ofNetworking equipment0.80text
and switchesinstance ofNetworking equipment0.80text
which operate at the link layerinstance ofNetworking equipment0.80text
do not require implementations of the transport layerinstance ofNetworking equipment0.80text
IGRPinstance ofpacket flows may be identified by extracting information about the socket pairs.Raw sockets are typically available in network equipment and are used for routing protocols0.80text
OSPFinstance ofpacket flows may be identified by extracting information about the socket pairs.Raw sockets are typically available in network equipment and are used for routing protocols0.80text
and for Internet Control Message Protocolinstance ofpacket flows may be identified by extracting information about the socket pairs.Raw sockets are typically available in network equipment and are used for routing protocols0.80text
Network socketrelated to ImplementationThe0.60section

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