Communication protocol
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In digital communication, a communication protocol (hereinafter, the Protocol) is a defined set of conventional standards and principles that allow two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any kind of variation of a physical quantity. Those standards and principles may include definitions, rules and regulations, syntax, semantics and synchronization of communication, as well as possible error recovery methods
Protocols may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of both.