What Is Socket Communication?

This section describes the socket communication model on the Internet network. A socket represents one end-point of a two-way communication link between two programs running on the Internet network.

Socket: An concept represents one end-point of a two-way communication link between two programs running on the Internet network.

Internet Address: A unique number to identify each computer system on the Internet.

Port: A number representing an entry point of on a computer system on the Internet, where a two-way communication link can be established.

Local System: The computer system at this end of a two-way communication link.

Remote System: The computer system at the other end of a two-way communication link.

A two-way communication link on the Internet involves:

The following diagram illustrates how an application program can use a socket to talk with other application program running on another computer system through a two-way communication link on the Internet:

Computer System I                            Computer System II

       i/o       |Address a|    Internet    |Address b|       i/o
App. A<--->Socket|Port 1   |<-------------->|   Port 2|Socket<--->App. B

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Socket Communication Over the Internet

What Is Socket Communication?

 connect() - Establishing a Socket Communication

 ReverseEchoer.pl - A Simple Socket Server Program

 SocketClient.pl - A Simple Socket Client Program

 gethostbyaddr() - Network Utility Functions

 Socket.pm - The Socket Module

 XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator

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