TCP/IP meaning in oil and gas

Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol

Basically, a suite of network protocols under the banner TCP/IP.<p> <p> Examples:<p> TELNET is used to connect to a remote system, be it a named or numbered address(remote login)<p> <p> PING is used to test a network device. Simply put - if it's there it should respond (think of a submarine's ping)<p> <p> SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Think email.<p> <p> FTP is File Transfer Protocol. A connection oriented guaranteed way of GETing or PUTing a file to/from a remote location. You PUT your.html files on your ISP server if you want to publish a personal web page.<p> <p> TFTP is Trivial File Transfer Protocol. Think 'fire and forget' broadcasts.<p> <p> There are lots more but I'm getting boring.<p> Search the internet for some good information