Quiz Entry - updated: 2026.07.14
What are the six common network protocol functions?
Addressing, reliability, flow control, sequencing, error detection, and application interface.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Addressing | Identifies sender and receiver |
| Reliability | Provides guaranteed delivery |
| Flow Control | Ensures data flows at an efficient rate |
| Sequencing | Uniquely labels each transmitted segment of data |
| Error Detection | Determines if data became corrupted during transmission |
| Application Interface | Process-to-process communications between network applications |
Go deeper:
Communication protocol — covers addressing, reliability, flow control, sequencing, and error detection as protocol functions.- Transmission Control Protocol — a single protocol that implements reliability, sequencing, flow control, and error detection together.