ABSTRACT

InternetTechnologiesisacommontermforthosetechnologiesthatrepresenttheapplication-related layers5-7oftheOpenSystemInterconnection(OSI)communicationmodel[HZ80],relyingonIPprotocolonlayer3andtheTCPorUserDatagramProtocol(UDP)protocolsatlayer4.Althoughitwould betechnicallypossible,inmostcasesaclearseparationoftheselayersinsideaspeci¦capplicationisnot easytoachieve.However,thismightbeanadditionalbene¦t,sincetheslimapplicationstructuresmake application development for Internet use rather easy.