Network Protocols

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03/07/2012

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Topic	Description
Domain Name System (DNS)	Domain Name System (DNS), a locator service in Microsoft Windows, is an industry-standard protocol that locates computers on an IP-based network.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)	The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Application Programming Interface (API), also referred to as DHCP Client Options, enables Microsoft Windows clients to query specific options from DHCP servers. This enables vendor-specific options exposed through DHCP servers to be queried by Windows clients.
HTTP Server API	The HTTP Server API enables applications to communicate over HTTP without using Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS).
IP Helper	The Internet Protocol Helper (IP Helper) API enables the retrieval and modification of network configuration settings for the local computer.
Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)	The Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP) enables applications to obtain, renew, and release multicast addresses.
Quality of Service (QOS)	Quality of Service (QOS), an industry-wide initiative, enables more efficient use of the network.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)	Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC) defines a powerful technology for creating distributed client/server programs. The RPC run-time stubs and libraries manage most of the processes relating to network protocols and communication. This enables you to focus on the details of the application rather than the details of the network. Where Applicable
Teredo	Teredo is an IPv6 transition technology that provides address assignment and host-to-host automatic tunneling for unicast IPv6 traffic when IPv6/IPv4 hosts are located behind one or multiple IPv4 network address translators (NATs).
Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP)	Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP) provides developers with an HTTP client application programming interface (API) to send requests through the HTTP protocol to other HTTP servers.
Windows Internet (WinINet)	The Microsoft Windows Internet (WinINet) application programming interface (API) enables applications to access standard Internet protocols, such as FTP and HTTP. For ease of use, WinINet abstracts these protocols into a high-level interface.
Windows RSS Platform	The Windows RSS Platform is an API that enables applications to access and manipulate the Common Feed List, a collection of Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds to which the user has subscribed.
Windows Sockets 2	Windows Sockets 2 (Winsock) enables programmers to create advanced Internet, intranet, and other network-capable applications to transmit application data across the wire, independent of the network protocol being used.