What is the protocol exchange?

The Protocol Exchange is an Open Repository for the deposition and sharing of protocols for scientific research. These protocols are posted directly on the Protocol Exchange by authors and hence have not been further styled, peer reviewed or copy edited. Rather, they are made freely available to the scientific community for use and comment.

Can a computer exchange information without a protocol?

In order for computers to exchange information, there must be a preexisting agreement as to how the information will be structured and how each side will send and receive it. Without a protocol, a transmitting computer, for example, could be sending its data in 8- bit packets while the receiving computer might expect the data in 16-bit packets.

What is a protocol & how does it work?

Protocols allow cryptocurrencies to be decentralized via the blockchain — which means they are spread across a network of computers with no central hub or authority.

What is a protocol stack?

Like the internet protocol family, other protocol stacks also have specific transmission protocols based on their network protocols and largely similar to TCP. Novell networks, for example, wait in the transport layer with the protocol SPX (Sequenced Packet Exchange).