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Network - Protocol Suite

In networking, a protocol suite is a collection of related protocols. Together, the protocols in such a suite cover enough or all of the layers in the communications model being used. Widely used protocol suites include the following: n AppleTalk suite, used in Macintoshbased networks n IPX suite, used in Novell NetWare networks n TCP/IP suite, used in UNIX environments, such as the Internet