Template:Infobox networking protocol

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Communication protocol
Abbreviation	{{{abbreviation}}}
Purpose	{{{purpose}}}
Developer	{{{developer}}}
Introduction	{{{date}}}
Based on	{{{based on}}}
Influenced	{{{influenced}}}
OSI layer	{{{osilayer}}}
EtherType	{{{ethertype}}}
IP number	{{{ipproto}}}
Port	{{{ports}}}
RFC	{{{rfcs}}}
Hardware	{{{hardware}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

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Usage

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Communication protocol
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Abbreviation	{{{abbreviation}}}
Purpose	{{{purpose}}}
Developer	{{{developer}}}
Introduction	{{{date}}}
Based on	{{{based on}}}
Influenced	{{{influenced}}}
OSI layer	{{{osilayer}}}
EtherType	{{{ethertype}}}
IP number	{{{ipproto}}}
Port	{{{ports}}}
RFC	{{{rfcs}}}
Hardware	{{{hardware}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

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Syntax

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TemplateData for Infobox networking protocol

This infobox helps display important preliminary details about a protocol in an article.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title or name	title name	Title or name of the subject of infobox focus.	String	required
abbreviation	abbreviation	no description	Unknown	optional
Is stack?	is stack	If set to "yes" specifies whether the article is about a protocol stack, instead of a communications protocol Auto value no	Boolean	optional
Logo	logo	Name of the image pertaining the logo of the protocol or suite. A file name is enough. Auto value	File	optional
Logo size	logo size	Size of the logo. Number and a CSS unit of measurement is accepted. e.g. 250px, x64px or 250x64px.	String	optional
Logo's alternative text	logo alt	Alternative text in case the logo cannot be displayed by the target web browser or cannot be seen by the target user.	String	optional
Logo's caption text	logo caption	A text caption to be displayed under the logo. Use of this field is discouraged, unless there is something of monumental importance to be said. Deletion notification templates go here as well.	Unbalanced wikitext	optional
Image	image	Name of an image pertaining the protocol or suite, such as a diagram. A file name is enough. Use only when absolutely necessary.	File	optional
Image size	image size	Size of the image. Number and a CSS unit of measurement is accepted. e.g. 250px, x64px or 250x64px. Defaults to 300px. Use only when absolutely necessary and try to keep it with in the vicinity of 300 pixels in width. Smaller images are hard to see and larger images resize the infobox.	String	optional
Image's alternative text	image alt	Alternative text in case the image cannot be displayed by the target web browser or cannot be seen by the target user.	String	optional
Image caption	caption	Caption text for the image. Must be present when the image is present.	String	optional
Purpose	purpose	A short sentence explaining the purpose of the protocol or stack succinctly. Use only when absolutely needed.	String	optional
Developer(s)	developer	Names of entities who developed the protocol or worked in concert with the developers for publicizing the protocol.	String	optional
Introduction date	date	The date in which the protocol is introduced. Use {{start date and age}} template.	String	optional
Based on	based on	Names of protocols, standards or specification from which the protocol in question is derived.	String	optional
Influenced	influenced	Name of protocols that derive from this protocol	String	optional
OSI layer	osilayer	OSI layer(s) this protocol works in	String	optional
EtherType	ethertype	EtherType value of the protocol (usually Internet layer) Example 0x0800 (for IPv4)	Unknown	optional
IP Procotol Number	ipproto	IP Protocol Number of the protocol (usually transport layer) Example 6 (for TCP), 17 (for UDP)	Number	optional
Port(s)	ports	(Mainly TCP/UDP) ports used by the protocol (usually application layer) Example TCP 80 (for HTTP/0.9 and HTTP/1), UDP 123 (for NTP)	String	optional
RFC(s)	rfcs	RFC(s) describing this protocol. Use {{IETF RFC|<RFC1>|<RFC2>|plainlink=yes}} template.	String	optional
Associated hardware	hardware	Name of the hardware created specifically to work with this protocol.	String	optional
website	website	no description	Unknown	optional

Example

WebDAV

Communication protocol
Purpose	Allows clients to perform remote Web content authoring operations
Developers	Jim Whitehead, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Introduction	1996 (1996)
Based on	Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Influenced	Delta-V, CalDAV, GroupDAV
OSI layer	Application layer
Ports	TCP: 80, 443
RFCs	RFC 2518, RFC 4918

{{Infobox networking protocol
| title      = WebDAV
| is stack   = no
| purpose    = Allows clients to perform remote Web content authoring operations
| developer  = [[Jim Whitehead]], [[Internet Engineering Task Force]] (IETF)
| date       = {{Start date and age|1996}}
| based on   = [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol]] (HTTP)
| influenced = [[Delta-V]], [[CalDAV]], GroupDAV
| osilayer   = [[Application layer]]
| ports      = TCP: 80, 443
| rfcs       = RFC 2518, RFC 4918
}}

See also

• Template:Infobox software(edit talk links history) for software
• Template:Infobox OS(edit talk links history) for operating systems
• Template:Infobox video game(edit talk links history) for games
• Template:Infobox website(edit talk links history) for websites

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