Protocol

A protocol is a set of formalized rules describing how to transmit data across a network, or within a computer. A software implementation is known as a.

Description
protocols define the electrical and physical standards to be observed, bit- and byte-ordering and the transmission and of the bit stream. protocols deal with the data formatting, including the of messages, the terminal to computer dialog,, and sequencing of messages.

Examples

 * AppleTalk
 * Ethernet
 * FireWire
 * TCP/IP
 * USB
 * Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11)