Protocol types
One of the fundamental aspects of a service is the type of protocol that use used to define it. When a service is defined one of the following categories of protocol needs to be determined:
Depending on which of these protocol categories is choose another set of specifications will can also be defined.
| Protocol Type | Related specifications |
|---|---|
| TCP/UDP/SCTP | This is the most commonly used service protocol category. Once this category has been selected the other available options to choose are an address, either IP or FQDN, and the protocol and port number. The protocol will be TCP, UDP or SCTP. |
| ICMP or ICMP6 | When ICMP or ICMP6 is chosen the available options are the ICMP Type and its code. |
| IP | When IP is the chosen protocol type the addition option is the Protocol Number. |