Pronounced “TCPIP” or “TCPTransmission Control Protocol. A more reliable way to set up connections that might have two-way traffic or need better guarantees that messages get delivered. Used on Layer 4 of the stack. over IPThis can mean two things (at least):
• The Internet Protocol. Governs the addresses of sources and destinations on a network (without worrying about what’s in between). Used on Layer 3 of the stack.
• "Intellectual property." This can have lots of meanings, but, in the computer-chip world, it refers to parts of a chip design that have been built and optimized by one company, which then sells them to other companies that don’t want to design those blocks themselves. They’re not selling actual chips; they’re selling the design of a block that will be used within a chip.
.” A common configuration where TCP is used on Layer 4 and IP is used on Layer 3.
Inside the Internet of Things - Bryon Moyer Blog
