Template:IPstack
| Internet protocol suite |
|---|
| Application layer |
| Transport layer |
| Internet layer |
| Link layer |
Template documentationPurpose[edit]
This template demonstrates the architectural structure of the Internet protocol suite. (This model is conceptually similar to the OSI model, but there are substantial and important differences between these models.) A group of the prominent protocols are chosen as examples but this template is not meant to list every protocol in each layer. For convenience, each layer contains a link to an appropriate category page that lists all protocol articles on Wikipedia.
Position of the protocols[edit]
RFC 1122 and subsequent documents define the layers in the Internet protocol suite. There are legitimate debates about the assignment of protocols to the layers, because layering or any strict encapsulation sequencing are not principal design criteria for TCP/IP.
Editing[edit]
When adding new protocols, please include only protocols that are in widespread use today, and that are official standards. Again, a goal for the scope of content was not to include all protocols and turn this into a navigation template, but only a few to illustrate the concept of layering in TCP/IP. Please do not alter the names of the layers, as these names are the official standardized names of the layers in the original English-language reference documentation.
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:IPstack/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |
