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Sockets (in the software context) are another facilitator of serial [[Interprocess_Communication|interprocess communication]]. They may be compared to | Sockets (in the software context) are another facilitator of serial [[Interprocess_Communication|interprocess communication]]. They may be compared to the endpoints of [[pipes]] but are rather more sophisticated/abstracted. For example, a form of socket may be used for communication across a network, providing <em>interprocess communication</em> between processes on remote computers. They are probably most commonly associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_socket network communications] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol TCP]. | ||
the endpoints of [[pipes]] but are rather more sophisticated/abstracted. For example, a form of socket may be used for communication across a network, providing <em>interprocess communication</em> between processes on remote computers. They are probably most commonly associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_socket network communications] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol TCP]. | |||
A socket is a specific <em>endpoint</em> of a communications and will be | A socket is a specific <em>endpoint</em> of a communications and will be identified by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handle_%28computing%29 handle] in the appropriate process. | ||
identified by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handle_%28computing%29 handle] in the appropriate process. | |||
In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix] family of operating systems, sockets can be used | In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix] family of operating systems, sockets can be used connect [[Streams|streams]] or (more structured) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datagram datagrams] <em>internally</em> rather than to another computer via an external network. | ||
connect [[Streams|streams]] or (more structured) | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datagram datagrams] <em>internally</em> | |||
rather than to another computer via an external network. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:03, 5 August 2019
| On path: IPC | 1: Processes • 2: Interprocess Communication • 3: Shared Memory • 4: Files • 5: Unix Signals • 6: Pipes • 7: Sockets • 8: Synchronisation • 9: Synchronisation Barrier • 10: Atomicity • 11: Mutual exclusion • 12: Signal and Wait |
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| Depends on | Interprocess Communication |
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Sockets (in the software context) are another facilitator of serial interprocess communication. They may be compared to the endpoints of pipes but are rather more sophisticated/abstracted. For example, a form of socket may be used for communication across a network, providing interprocess communication between processes on remote computers. They are probably most commonly associated with network communications and TCP.
A socket is a specific endpoint of a communications and will be identified by a handle in the appropriate process.
In the Unix family of operating systems, sockets can be used connect streams or (more structured) datagrams internally rather than to another computer via an external network.
| Also refer to: | Operating System Concepts, 10th Edition: Chapter 3.8.1, pages 146-149 |
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