NCP

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NCP (Network Control Protocol) was an early host-to-host communication protocol suite that enabled data exchange between computers on the ARPANET before the adoption of TCP/IP.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf host-to-host protocol
network protocol suite
basedOn early packet-switching concepts
designedBy ARPANET researchers
developedFor ARPANET host computers
enables data exchange between ARPANET hosts
host-to-host communication
fullName Network Control Protocol
function connection establishment
flow control
multiplexing multiple processes over one host connection
historicalSignificance direct predecessor of modern Internet transport protocols
layer transport layer
networkType packet-switched network
operatedOver Interface Message Processors
partOf ARPANET protocol suite
predecessorOf TCP/IP
replacedBy TCP/IP
role managed connections between ARPANET hosts
standardizedOn ARPANET hosts prior to 1983
status obsolete
supports email exchange
file transfer
remote login
timePeriod 1970s
late 1960s
transitionCompleted 1983
usedBefore standardization of TCP/IP
usedOn ARPANET
uses IMP-host protocol interface


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