Network Control Protocol

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Network Control Protocol was an early host-to-host communication protocol that formed the basis of data transmission on the ARPANET before the adoption of TCP/IP.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Network Control Program 2

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ARPANET protocol
communication protocol
host-to-host protocol
abbreviation NCP
basedOn Interface Message Processor network services
category computer networking
internet history
contrastWith internetworking capabilities of TCP/IP
designedFor time-sharing computer systems
developedFor Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
surface form: United States Department of Defense ARPANET project
followedBy TCP/IP
function handled error control
handled flow control
managed connections between ARPANET hosts
multiplexed multiple logical connections over a single ARPANET link
provided host-to-host communication services
historicalRole early example of a transport-like protocol
formed the basis of data transmission on the ARPANET before TCP/IP
implements basic flow control mechanisms
connection establishment procedures
connection termination procedures
influenced design of TCP
early internet architecture
layer host-to-host layer
networkType packet-switched network
operatedOver MILNET
surface form: Interface Message Processor subnetwork
partOf ARPANET protocol suite
predecessorOf TCP/IP
replacedBy Internet Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol
scope single ARPANET network
standardizedIn RFCs
surface form: ARPANET Request for Comments
status obsolete
supports full-duplex connections
multiple simultaneous connections between host pairs
reliable data transfer between hosts
timePeriod 1970s
late 1960s
usedOn ARPANET
uses 8-bit connection identifiers

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NCP fullName Network Control Protocol
ARPANET protocol suite hasComponent Network Control Protocol
this entity surface form: Network Control Program
ARPANET usedProtocol Network Control Protocol
this entity surface form: Network Control Program