Datagram Protocols vs Connection-Oriented Protocols
Developers should learn datagram protocols when building applications that prioritize speed and low overhead over reliability, such as video streaming, online gaming, or VoIP services, where occasional packet loss is acceptable meets developers should learn and use connection-oriented protocols when building applications that require reliable data transfer, such as web servers, email systems, file transfers, and real-time communication tools, where data loss or corruption is unacceptable. Here's our take.
Datagram Protocols
Developers should learn datagram protocols when building applications that prioritize speed and low overhead over reliability, such as video streaming, online gaming, or VoIP services, where occasional packet loss is acceptable
Datagram Protocols
Nice PickDevelopers should learn datagram protocols when building applications that prioritize speed and low overhead over reliability, such as video streaming, online gaming, or VoIP services, where occasional packet loss is acceptable
Pros
- +They are also essential for implementing lightweight network services like DNS lookups or IoT device communication, where connection setup delays would be inefficient
- +Related to: user-datagram-protocol, network-programming
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Connection-Oriented Protocols
Developers should learn and use connection-oriented protocols when building applications that require reliable data transfer, such as web servers, email systems, file transfers, and real-time communication tools, where data loss or corruption is unacceptable
Pros
- +They are essential for scenarios demanding ordered delivery and error recovery, such as financial transactions, database replication, and streaming services that prioritize accuracy over speed
- +Related to: tcp, networking-fundamentals
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Datagram Protocols if: You want they are also essential for implementing lightweight network services like dns lookups or iot device communication, where connection setup delays would be inefficient and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Connection-Oriented Protocols if: You prioritize they are essential for scenarios demanding ordered delivery and error recovery, such as financial transactions, database replication, and streaming services that prioritize accuracy over speed over what Datagram Protocols offers.
Developers should learn datagram protocols when building applications that prioritize speed and low overhead over reliability, such as video streaming, online gaming, or VoIP services, where occasional packet loss is acceptable
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