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| | IT Architect | The TCP/IP Protocol Suite | November 1, 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Though the OSI protocols were designed to dominate the computer environment, TCP/IP remains the central piece in the complex interoperability puzzle. |
 | | Other protocols within the TCP/IP family are the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), the Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP), the Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP), and the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). |
 | | IP, TCP, FTP, SMTP, and Telnet were part of the original DOD military standard, TCP/IP protocol suite promulgated in the late 1970s. |
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