Techabulary

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

UDP is a protocol that provides an unreliable, unordered data delivery between devices connected to an IP network. It is generally considered a "layer 4" protocol in the OSI stack. One popular use of UDP is for transport of time-sensitive information, such as Voice over IP. UDP is specified in RFC 768.

See Also: Internet Protocol (IP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Internet