Comparison to TCP/IP
In the OSI model, FLIP occupies the Network layer , network layer (3), thus replacing Internet Protocol, IP, but it also obviates the need for a Transport layer , transport layer (4) protocol like Transmission Control Protocol, TCP.Properties
FLIP is a Connectionless communication , connectionless protocol designed to support transparency (with respect to the underlying network layers of the OSI model: 2. data link and 1. physical), efficient RPC, group communication, secure communication and easy network management. The following FLIP properties helps to achieve the requirements of distributed computing: # FLIP identifies entities with a location-independent 64-bit identifier called ''Network Service Access Points'' (NSAPs). An entity can, for example, be a Process (computing) , process; contrary to the IP protocol where an IP address identify a Host (network) , host. # FLIP uses a one way mapping between the “private” address, used to register an endpoint of a network connection, and the “public” address used to advertise the endpoint. # FLIP routes messages based on NSAP (transparency). # FLIP discovers routes on demand. # FLIP uses a bit in the message header to request transmission of sensitive messages across trusted networks.See also
* IL (network protocol)References
Internet protocols {{Compu-network-stub ja:Amoeba#Fast Local Internet Protocol