The importance of communication protocols: Communication Protocols is the wire that connects the two cans. Simply put, it is an agreement between the communicating parties ensuring the packeted information reaches its final destination undisturbed. There is normally a set of procedures that enables this success. Handshaking (dialing out), encoding method (receiving information), compressions methods, packet structure, and addressing (converts the language of 1’s and 0’s into a readable language). Based on these procedures protocols are often defined by standards bodies. A protocol must be flawlessly designed in order to ensure efficient communication. Protocols are also described as hardware or software components that carry out the OSI model guidelines for transferring information on a network. Kudler Fine Foods intends to use Internet Protocol (IP) over a wide area network to perform all day to day duties.
Identify the protocols in your design and provide rationale for your decision The basic infrastructure that shall be used with KFF includes an internet base with cloud sharing. With a great majority of the world using the internet as a way of communication it would be in KFF’s best interest to capitalize on it. The business to consumer and business to business sectors are booming with the use of smartphones, laptops, and tablets leading this digital push. It is imperative for KFF to effectively compete. By offering online shopping, KFF will expand their market beyond the Encinitas locale. The ability to reach every corner of the world means a more profitable fiscal return for KFF and its investors. “In the strictest sense, the Internet is an internetwork composed of a worldwide collection of networks, routers, gateways, servers and clients lined by a common set of telecommunication protocols – the IP family.” (Telecommunication Essentials, 251)