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WebSocket

WebSocket is a computer communications protocol, providing a bidirectional communication channel over a single Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection. The protocol was standardized by the IETF as RFC 6455 in 2011. The current specification allowing web applications to use this protocol is known as WebSockets. It is a living standard maintained by…

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Industry
Computer science
Connector type
TCP
Developed by
IETF · WHATWG
International standard
WebSockets
Introduced
December 2011 (2011-12)

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Web API

Protocol

Browser support

Server implementations

Security considerations

Proxy traversal

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WebSocket

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples105
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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WebSocket

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related to history · 25
WebSocket → After, API, Before WebSocket, Comet, December, Development, February, Google Chrome, HTML5, HTTP, Ian Fette, Ian Hickson, IETF, In December, In June, IRC, Michael Carter, RFC, TCP, TCP-based
related to External links · 15
WebSocket → APIThe WebSocket API, APIWebSocket, Archived, HyBi, Ian HicksonThe WebSocket API, IETF HyBi Working GroupThe, IETF Hypertext-Bidirectional, Internet-Draft, Original, Proposed Standard, The WebSocket, W3C Candidate Recommendation, W3C Working Draft, Wayback Machine, Wayback Machine WebSocket
related to Browser support · 11
WebSocket → An, Because, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, OS7, Safari, The BlackBerry Browser, Using, WebSockets
related to Server implementations · 11
WebSocket → Apache HTTP Server, Eclipse Mosquitto This, HTTP/2, Information Services, JSON, July, MQTT, Nginx, So, WebSockets, Windows Server
related to Proxy traversal · 10
WebSocket → Both, HTTP, HTTP CONNECT, HTTP-compatible, HTTPS, In, Some, The WebSocket, WebSocket Secure, While
related to Opening handshake · 8
WebSocket → After, Example, GET, HTTP, Sending, Switching Protocols, Switching Protocols HTTP, The
related to Security considerations · 6
WebSocket → Cable Haunt, HTTP, It, Origin, Therefore, Unlike
Developed by · 2
WebSocket → IETF, WHATWG
International standard · 2
WebSocket → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…, WebSockets
Connector type · 1
WebSocket → TCP

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protocol http server proxy client handshake data tcp message browser connection using websockets support rfc use version secure messages 6455

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WebSocketConnector typeTCP1.00infobox
WebSocketDeveloped byIETF1.00infobox
WebSocketDeveloped byWHATWG1.00infobox
WebSocketIndustryComputer science1.00infobox
WebSocketInternational standard.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
WebSocketInternational standardWebSockets1.00infobox
WebSocketIntroducedDecember 2011 (2011-12)1.00infobox
WebSocketis acomputer communications protocol0.90text
HTTP pollinginstance ofand a web server with lower overhead than half-duplex alternatives0.80text
facilitating real-time data transfer frominstance ofand a web server with lower overhead than half-duplex alternatives0.80text
to the serverinstance ofand a web server with lower overhead than half-duplex alternatives0.80text
Comet or Adobe Flash Player.Most browsers support the protocolinstance ofserver communications have been achieved in non-standardized ways using stopgap technologies0.80text

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