application-layer protocol
C900
concept
An application-layer protocol defines the rules and formats for how software applications communicate and exchange data over a network, sitting at the top of the protocol stack to support end-user services.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| application layer protocol | 26 |
| application-layer protocol canonical | 14 |
| HTTP specification | 5 |
| directory access protocol | 3 |
| application protocol | 2 |
| email retrieval protocol | 2 |
| Internet Protocol application | 1 |
| OSI application-layer protocol component | 1 |
| application configuration protocol | 1 |
| application delivery protocol | 1 |
| application lifecycle protocol | 1 |
| application protocol framework | 1 |
| application-layer IoT standard | 1 |
| application-layer protocol feature | 1 |
| application-level protocol | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: application-layer protocol
Generated description
An application-layer protocol defines the rules and formats for how software applications communicate and exchange data over a network, sitting at the top of the protocol stack to support end-user services.
Instances (58)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| HTTP | — |
| OAuth 1.0 | application layer protocol |
| Internet Printing Protocol | — |
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IPP printing protocol
surface form:
Internet Printing Protocol
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| Modbus | application layer protocol |
| Gopher | — |
| DAP | directory access protocol |
| CTCP | application-layer protocol feature |
| HTTP Alternative Services specification | HTTP specification |
| POP | email retrieval protocol |
| FastCGI | application layer protocol |
| CardDAV | — |
| Remote Desktop Protocol | application layer protocol |
| SPDY | application layer protocol |
| RFC 7235 | HTTP specification |
| VoIP | Internet Protocol application |
| LDAP | — |
| NNTP | — |
| FTP | application layer protocol |
| ACAP | application configuration protocol |
| AMQP | application layer protocol |
| Session Initiation Protocol | — |
| Session Description Protocol | — |
| SMTP | application layer protocol |
| POP3 | email retrieval protocol |
| Telnet | application layer protocol |
| HTTP/3 | application layer protocol |
| RFC 7234 | HTTP specification |
| IMAP | application layer protocol |
| RFC 9112 | HTTP specification |
| HTTP/2 | application layer protocol |
| RTMP | — |
| Dotdot | application-layer IoT standard |
| RESP | application layer protocol |
| RTSP | application layer protocol |
| Time Protocol | application layer protocol |
| Association Control Service Element | OSI application-layer protocol component |
| OpenVAS Management Protocol | application layer protocol |
| ICA | application delivery protocol |
| Daytime Protocol | application layer protocol |
| Line Printer Daemon protocol | application layer protocol |
| OBEX | — |
| HTTPS | application layer protocol |
| WHOIS protocol | application layer protocol |
| UIApplicationDelegate | application lifecycle protocol |
| XBoard/WinBoard protocol | application protocol |
| BEEP | application protocol framework |
| AtomPub | application-level protocol |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | application protocol |
| Echo Protocol | application layer protocol |