Some of TCP/IP's immense success
can be attributed to the following reasons:
- TCP/IP is robust. It has been
tested and refined by the people who use it in real situations.
- The protocol was originally
developed and implemented into the Defence Data Network by the US
Department of Defence.
- TCP/IP is fault tolerant. It
can continue to function normally even when one or more nodes in the
network are damaged/missing because it effectively routes data around
problems.
- The UNIX and LINUX operating
systems use TCP/IP as their native network protocol.
- The system is also advantaged
by its built-in ability to work over many separate networks each operating
on different hardware.
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