application-layer protocol

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.

Aliases (5)

• application layer protocol ×11
• HTTP specification ×4
• application configuration protocol ×1
• directory access protocol ×1
• email retrieval protocol ×1

Instances (21)

• HTTP
• Remote Desktop Protocol ("application layer protocol")
• SPDY ("application layer protocol")
• RFC 7235 ("HTTP specification")
• LDAP
• NNTP
• FTP ("application layer protocol")
• ACAP ("application configuration 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")
• HTTPS ("application layer protocol")
• HTTP/1.1 ("application layer protocol")
• RFC 9114 ("HTTP specification")