UDP protocol
What is it?
The UDP protocol is also known as the User Datagram Protocol. It is an alternative to the TCP.
What's the key difference?
UDP does not require the previous package, it focuses on the current package. There is no handshaking as seen in TCP.
What is the use of this?
live video conferences and gaming; both situations require constant updates. The allowance of UDP packets to be sent and recieved in a different order allows better performance.
An example of this can be seen in games, where characters may appear to teleport accross the map. This is infact because they have missed a few packets of UDP. It would make far more sense for this to occur than have to have the error checking seen in TCP
The UDP protocol is also known as the User Datagram Protocol. It is an alternative to the TCP.
What's the key difference?
UDP does not require the previous package, it focuses on the current package. There is no handshaking as seen in TCP.
What is the use of this?
live video conferences and gaming; both situations require constant updates. The allowance of UDP packets to be sent and recieved in a different order allows better performance.
An example of this can be seen in games, where characters may appear to teleport accross the map. This is infact because they have missed a few packets of UDP. It would make far more sense for this to occur than have to have the error checking seen in TCP
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