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SNMP v2 vs v3 | SNMP v2c and SNMP v3 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an Internet protocol dedicated for the management of devices on networks. Typically, routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modems and many other devices support SNMP. SNMP is mostly utilized in NMS (Network Management... 

ARP vs RARP ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) and RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) are two of the computer network protocols used for resolving link layer and IP protocol addresses. ARP resolves an IP address, given the hardware address. RARP resolves a hardware address when the corresponding IP address... 

IPv4 vs IPv6 Headers IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) is the fourth version of the Internet Protocol (IP). It is used on packet-switched Link Layer networks such as Ethernet. IPv4 uses the best effort delivery method, which does not provide a guarantee of delivery. IPv4 packet is made up of a header and a data... 

SSO vs LDAP As the enterprises grow in size and complexity, use of secure and efficient user authentication systems has become a very important requirement. SSO using LDAP is a very popular authentication mechanism used today. SSO systems provide the ability of accessing a collection of systems using just one... 

LDAP vs AD | Active Directory and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol As the enterprises grow in size and complexity, use of secure and efficient user authentication systems has become a very important requirement. To this end, AD (Active Directory) is a directory service provider introduced by Microsoft, while... 

HDLC vs PPP Both HDLC and PPP are data link layer protocols. HDLC (High-Level Data Link Control) is a communication protocol used at the data link layer of computer networks, developed by ISO (International Organization for Standardization), and was created out of IBM’s SDLC (Synchronous Data Link Control).... 

HDLC vs SDLC HDLC and SDLC are communication protocols. SDLC (Synchronous Data Link Control) is a communication protocol used at the data link layer of computer networks, developed by IBM. HDLC (High-Level Data Link Control) is again a data link protocol, developed by ISO (International Organization for Standardization),... 

FTP vs SFTP FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a protocol used for transferring files between hosts in the internet (or other TCP based networks). It is a protocol based on the client-server model. FTP server holds the files and databases that are required to provide the services requested by clients. Most often,... 

Unicode vs ASCII Unicode and ASCII both are standards for encoding texts. Uses of such standards are very much important all around the world. Code or standard provides unique number for every symbol no matter which language or program is being used. From big corporation to individual software developers, Unicode... 

POP vs IMAP email Protocols Email became critical in day today life. Those days’ even people share computers to check email but these days an individual may have more than one device to check email. POP and IMAP Protocols were introduced by considering all these needs. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is... 

IPv4 vs IPv6 Protocols | IP Addressing Schemes and Limitations Internet Protocol IP (Internet Protocol) is defined in IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) RFC791 (Request for Comments) in 1981. IP is a connectionless protocol used in packet switched communication networks. IP provides transmission of data from... 

TCP vs SCTP Protocols Both TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) lie in the transport layer and provide transport functions mainly in internet applications. TCP provides reliable data transfer with strict order of delivery of the packets but some applications need... 

TCP vs UDP Protocols Both TCP and UDP fit into the fourth layer in the OSI model which is transport layer just above the IP layer. TCP and UDP both support data transmission in two different ways, TCP is connection oriented and UDP is connection less. In transportation of packets there are two major constrains... 

HTTP vs HTTPS HTTP (Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol) is an application level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. It’s defined in RFC 2616 (Request for Comments).Basically the main feature of HTTP is the negotiation part of the data transfer. Typical examples of HTTP services...