TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol, Layer 4 protocol in OSI (open systems interconnection model). The main difference along with pros and cons are as following.

For general protocol message exchange, which can tolerate some packet loss. How much more efficient is UDP over TCP?

The main difference between TCP and UDP sockets is that UDP is conectionless and doesn't use any confirmation that the other end received the data. The Transmission Control Protocol …

Mar 10, 2014 · I know the difference between the two on a technical level. But in real life, can anyone provide examples (the more the better) of applications (uses) of TCP and UDP to …

Jul 3, 2013 · The interface/API presented to you the user (programmer) of these protocols are: UDP Message oriented, you have an API (send/recv and similar) that provide you with the …

Mar 22, 2023 · 1 TCP vs UDP for streaming and real time communications is a long running and ongoing discussion. I suspect you'll find there is no single 'right' answer. In very high level …

Jun 25, 2017 · UDP is still going to be better for your use case. The main problem with TCP and games is what happens when a packet is dropped. In UDP, that's the end of the story; the …

May 8, 2013 · I want to create teamviewer like application in C#. Which protocol is better TCP or UDP in terms of performance?

I just came home from my exam in network-programming, and one of the question they asked us was "If you are going to stream video, would you use TCP or UDP? Give an explanation for …

UDP is so misunderstood. In situations where you really want to get a simple answer to another server quickly, UDP works best. In general, you want the answer to be in one response …