The message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) protocol is a key contender for the most favored method of data transference. The main reason why is MQTT’s open-source design and lightweight stature ...

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I was working out/thinking about using a simple UDP protocol to send messages between 2 apps, and i started thinking about "what if" disconnection scenarios, and knowing if messages made their way ...

WebSockets is a network communication protocol that enables two-way client-server communication. WebSockets are often used for applications that require instantaneous updates, using a persistent ...

Google laid the groundwork for the latest improvements to the HTTP protocol that has dominated Web applications and RESTful APIs for the past 20 years. This work resulted in the release of the HTTP/2 ...

The adoption of devices for the internet of things will depend very much on their communication to the Internet being secure. There are many aspects to being able to secure connections between client ...