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UDP should be considered in the context of IP network and TCP. In this canonical and typical context, it is designed to the unreliable alternative of TCP, as an
by justicezyx 10y ago
UDP should be considered in the context of IP network and TCP. In this canonical and typical context, it is designed to the unreliable alternative of TCP, as an IP transport layer protocol.
- falcolas 10y agoI recall reading that UDP was left as such a thin wrapper over packets so that when another protocol like TCP was found to be the wrong solution for a problem, you could easily build your own reliability and congestion protocols over the top of UDP. Of course, I think that reference was in a book, so I can't find it now.