8 Popular Network Protocols — Explained Simply • Shipan Jodder

Whether you’re working in DevOps, Cloud, Networking, or Application Development — understanding network protocols is fundamental.

🔍 Key Network Protocols and Their Use Cases

🔹 HTTP / HTTPS — Web browsing & APIs
🔹 HTTP/3 (QUIC) — Faster communication over UDP
🔹 WebSocket — Real-time communication & live applications
🔹 TCP — Reliable connection-oriented communication
🔹 UDP — Low-latency, connectionless data transfer
🔹 SMTP — Email sending & receiving
🔹 FTP — File upload/download

Each protocol plays a unique role in enabling the applications and services we use every day — from video conferencing and IoT to secure web applications and cloud networking.

💡 Mastering These Concepts Helps In:

✔ Designing scalable architectures
✔ Troubleshooting network issues
✔ Optimizing application performance
✔ Building secure communication channels

What protocol do you work with most often — and why? 👇

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