WebSockets Standard
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The WebSockets Standard is a web technology specification that enables full-duplex, real-time communication between web browsers and servers over a single, long-lived connection.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WebSocket | 9 |
| WebSockets | 6 |
| WebSocket API | 2 |
| IETF RFC 6455 | 1 |
| Jakarta WebSocket | 1 |
| W3C WebSocket API specification | 1 |
| WebSocket protocol | 1 |
| WebSockets API | 1 |
| WebSockets Standard canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard
ⓘ
W3C standard ⓘ communication protocol ⓘ web technology specification ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enable scalable real-time web communication
ⓘ
reduce overhead compared to HTTP polling ⓘ |
| backwardsCompatibleWith | existing HTTP infrastructure at handshake stage ⓘ |
| category | web communication standard ⓘ |
| connectionInitiatedBy | client ⓘ |
| defines |
WebSocket API for web browsers
ⓘ
WebSockets Standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
WebSocket protocol
|
| enables |
bidirectional communication between client and server
ⓘ
full-duplex communication ⓘ real-time communication ⓘ |
| fullName |
WebSockets Standard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
WebSocket
|
| handshakeBasedOn | HTTP ⓘ |
| includes |
extensions negotiation
ⓘ
origin-based security model ⓘ subprotocol negotiation ⓘ |
| isDefinedBy |
WebSockets Standard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF RFC 6455
WebSockets Standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
W3C WebSocket API specification
|
| operatesOver | single long-lived connection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
HTML5
ⓘ
Web APIs ⓘ
surface form:
JavaScript APIs
|
| replaces | repeated HTTP polling for real-time updates ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
surface form:
W3C
|
| supports |
binary messages
ⓘ
connection closing handshake ⓘ event-driven communication ⓘ low-latency messaging ⓘ message fragmentation ⓘ ping and pong control frames ⓘ text messages ⓘ |
| supportsScheme |
ws
ⓘ
wss ⓘ |
| upgradesFrom | HTTP connection ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chat applications
ⓘ
collaborative editing tools ⓘ financial trading applications ⓘ online gaming ⓘ real-time web applications ⓘ web browsers ⓘ web servers ⓘ |
| uses | TCP as transport protocol ⓘ |
| usesPort |
443
ⓘ
80 ⓘ |
| wssBasedOn | TLS ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jakarta WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSocket protocol
this entity surface form:
IETF RFC 6455
this entity surface form:
W3C WebSocket API specification
this entity surface form:
WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSocket
this entity surface form:
WebSockets
this entity surface form:
WebSockets
this entity surface form:
WebSockets
this entity surface form:
WebSocket API
this entity surface form:
WebSockets
this entity surface form:
WebSocket API