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Paul Bakker37ca75d2011-01-06 12:28:03 +00001/**
2 * @file
3 * TCP/IP communication module documentation file.
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard8119dad2015-08-06 10:59:26 +02004 *
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Paul Bakker37ca75d2011-01-06 12:28:03 +000022 */
23
24/**
25 * @addtogroup tcpip_communication_module TCP/IP communication module
Paul Bakkerdcbfdcc2013-09-10 16:16:50 +020026 *
Paul Bakker37ca75d2011-01-06 12:28:03 +000027 * The TCP/IP communication module provides for a channel of
Paul Bakkerdcbfdcc2013-09-10 16:16:50 +020028 * communication for the \link ssltls_communication_module SSL/TLS communication
29 * module\endlink to use.
30 * In the TCP/IP-model it provides for communication up to the Transport
31 * (or Host-to-host) layer.
Paul Bakker37ca75d2011-01-06 12:28:03 +000032 * SSL/TLS resides on top of that, in the Application layer, and makes use of
33 * its basic provisions:
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard151dc772015-05-14 13:55:51 +020034 * - listening on a port (see \c mbedtls_net_bind()).
35 * - accepting a connection (through \c mbedtls_net_accept()).
36 * - read/write (through \c mbedtls_net_recv()/\c mbedtls_net_send()).
37 * - close a connection (through \c mbedtls_net_close()).
Paul Bakker37ca75d2011-01-06 12:28:03 +000038 *
Paul Bakkerdcbfdcc2013-09-10 16:16:50 +020039 * This way you have the means to, for example, implement and use an UDP or
Paul Bakker37ca75d2011-01-06 12:28:03 +000040 * IPSec communication solution as a basis.
Paul Bakkerdcbfdcc2013-09-10 16:16:50 +020041 *
Paul Bakker37ca75d2011-01-06 12:28:03 +000042 * This module can be used at server- and clientside to provide a basic
43 * means of communication over the internet.
44 */