TCP/IP

Berkeley Sockets API

The de facto standard programming interface for TCP/IP networking, defined in RFC 3493. Implemented nearly ubiquitously in modern operating systems and programming languages, the Sockets API provides functions for creating network connections, sending and receiving data, and managing socket state.

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Documentation
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493

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Specification
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: tcp-ip:sockets-api
name: Berkeley Sockets API
description: The de facto standard programming interface for TCP/IP networking, defined in RFC 3493. Implemented
  nearly ubiquitously in modern operating systems and programming languages, the Sockets API provides
  functions for creating network connections, sending and receiving data, and managing socket state.
humanURL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493
tags:
- Sockets
- POSIX
- Network Programming
- RFC 3493
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493
- type: Specification
  url: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493