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Networking

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Networking• A network represents interconnection of computers that is

capable of sharing files and information between multiple systems.

• The computer which receives service is called client and• The computer which provides service is called server. • The term network programming refers to writing programs that

execute across multiple devices (computers), in which the devices are all connected to each other using a network.

• There is a unique identification number called IP address (Internet Protocol) allotted to every computer on a network or Internet.

• An IP address consists of four dotted decimal numbers between 0 and 255, such as 130.254.204.36.

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Networking• The computers in a network make use of this

IP address in order to communicate with each other.

• Since it is not easy to remember an IP address, they are often mapped to meaningful names called domain names or hostnames.

• Special servers called Domain Name Servers (DNS) are available on the Internet that translate host names into IP addresses.

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Networking• When a computer specifies a site address, it

first asks the DNS to translate this domain name into a numeric IP address and then sends the request using the IP address.

• Need to specify certain set of rules to communicates with another system.

• A protocol is a set of rules defining how computers communicate: such as the format of addresses, how data is split into packets, etc.

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Networking• There are many different protocols defining

different aspects of network communication. • For example HTTP is used to transfer HTML

documents on the Web and • FTP allows you to transfer binary files over the

Internet. • Both protocols have their own set of rules and

standards on how data is transferred.

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Networking• Each computer with an IP address has several thousand

logical ports• Each computer on the internet can provide a variety of

services and the type of service • Each port is identified by a number from 1 to 65,535. • and each port can be allocated to a particular service. • For example, the HTTP service, generally runs on port

80: • we say that a web server listens on port 80 for incoming

connections. • SMTP or email servers run on port 25.

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Networking• When data is sent to a web server on a

particular machine at a particular IP address, it is also sent to a particular port on that machine.

• The receiver checks each packet it sees for the port and sends the data to any programs that are listening to the specified port.

• Port numbers from 1 to 1023 are reserved for well-known services such as FTP, HTTP, and email.

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Socket Communication • The socket is the software abstraction used to represent the

"terminals" of a connection between two machines. • Network programming usually involves a server and one or

more clients. • The client sends requests for information/services own by the

Server. • Once the connection is established between Client and

Server, they can start sending / receiving information. • Socket acts as an interface between sever and client • It create a communication channel• A programmer can use that channel to send data between the

two machines.

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Socket Communication • Java treats socket communications as I/O

operations; thus programs can read from or write to sockets.

• The socket associates the server program with a specific port on the machine where it runs so any client program anywhere in the network with a socket associated with that same port can communicate with the server program.

• The server waits and listens to the socket for a client to make a connection request

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Socket Communication

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Client Server Comminication• The server accepts the connection request

from client which contains the name of the server and port number.

• Upon acceptance, the server creates a new socket bound to a different port and this new socket is dedicated for serving the client that had sent request.

• The original socket can continue to listen for further connection requests

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Client Server Comminication

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The Java Networking Package • The java.net package contains a collection of classes and

interfaces that provide functionalities for writing programs

• Some of the important classes available in java.net Package are:

• InetAddress • ServerSocket • Socket • DatagramPacket • DatagramSocket • URL