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Protocols and Layers

The document describes various communication protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, POP, IMAP, SMTP, and TCP/IP. It explains that TCP/IP uses a modular, layered design with four layers - application, transport, internet, and link layer. This layered approach provides advantages like self-contained layers that can be changed or replaced independently without affecting other layers, and allows for interoperability between different hardware/software implementations as long as they support the same layer protocols.

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Protocols and Layers

The document describes various communication protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, POP, IMAP, SMTP, and TCP/IP. It explains that TCP/IP uses a modular, layered design with four layers - application, transport, internet, and link layer. This layered approach provides advantages like self-contained layers that can be changed or replaced independently without affecting other layers, and allows for interoperability between different hardware/software implementations as long as they support the same layer protocols.

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Objectives

• Describe the uses of communications protocols


including:
• HTTP
• HTTPS
• FTP
• POP
• IMAP
• SMTP
• TCP/IP

• Explain the concept of layers in the TCP/IP


protocol stack
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Starter Questions
• What are the two main topologies that we looked at
last lesson?
• What is one advantage of each?
• What is one disadvantage of each?
• What is the difference between a switch and a
router?
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Unit 3 Networks, connections and protocols

• What are the rules around meeting


people for the first time
• What does each person do or say?
• What can go wrong if people are
using different rules?
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Protocols
• The set of rules is called a protocol
• What is the ‘meet and greet’ protocol
for meeting someone new?
• Smile
• Say hello
• Does this work in all countries?

• Eskimos rub noses


• Japanese bow
• Tibetans stick their tongues out!
• Shaking hands with your left hand can
be considered rude in many countries
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HTTP and HTTPS protocol


• HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) is used for
accessing and receiving web pages via the Internet
• These are written in HTML (Hypertext mark-up language)

• The protocol requests a web page from the


web server
• The server then sends its response which contains the
web page
• HTTPS (secure HTTP) encrypts the information so
that it cannot be understood by an eavesdropper
• Which websites might require the use of HTTPS?
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Websites with HTTPS


• These days, most websites use HTTPS as they deal
with personal data
• Some specific types of site that use HTTPS are:
• Banks – to prevent theft
• Online shops – for bank and log in details
• Social networks – for log in details and personal data
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FTP
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used for sending or
retrieving files to or from a FTP server
• A GUI will allow files to be dragged from your computer to the
server
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How email works


• When an email is sent from a computer it will first be
sent to a mail server using the SMTP protocol
• It is then forwarded on by other SMTP servers
• When it reaches the destination mail server it is stored
• The user’s computer uses POP or IMAP to access the email
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SMTP
• This is an email protocol used for sending email
• Email software, such as Outlook, sends the
email to the SMTP server used by the
company or individual
• The mail server then relays the message
through various other servers known
as mail relays
• Finally, the email arrives at the
destination mail server
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POP and IMAP


• These email retrieval protocols fetch
message data and attachments from
your remote mail server
• POP (Post-Office Protocol) will download
every new message to your local device and
with them no longer being available on the
server – This is similar to the protocol of
sending a letter through a post office
• IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
will leave the messages on a server. They
can be accessed by multiple devices and
they only are removed if the user deletes them
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Worksheet
• Now complete the task at the bottom of the
worksheet
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TCP/IP protocol
• TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
• Breaks up messages sent over the Internet into small chunks
called packets
• Reassembles the packets at the other end
• Detects errors
• Resends lost messages

• IP (Internet Protocol)
• Routes the individual packets from one IP address to another
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The TCP/IP protocol stack


• The protocol stack defines four layers that enable
communication on the Internet
• This is a modular design with each layer being responsible for
a small part of the communication process
• The four layers are divisions of network functionality,
each carrying out different roles:
• Application layer
• Transport layer
• Internet layer
• Link layer
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The advantages of layers


• Layers are self-contained
• The functionality of one layer can be changed without
affecting the functionality of other layers
• Different hardware or software operates on a
particular layer providing interoperability between
providers and systems
• This means that manufacturer’s routers operating on the
Internet layer, will operate with another manufacturer’s
Network Interface Cards (NICs) operating on the Link layer
• Senders and receivers using different software and hardware
can communicate using the same layer protocols

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