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<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="asio.overview.networking.protocols"></a><a class="link" href="protocols.html" title="TCP, UDP and ICMP">TCP, UDP and ICMP</a>
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<p>
Asio provides off-the-shelf support for the internet protocols TCP, UDP
and ICMP.
</p>
<a name="asio.overview.networking.protocols.tcp_clients"></a><h6>
<a name="id625507"></a>
<a class="link" href="protocols.html#asio.overview.networking.protocols.tcp_clients">TCP Clients</a>
</h6>
<p>
Hostname resolution is performed using a resolver, where host and service
names are looked up and converted into one or more endpoints:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span> <span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">query</span> <span class="identifier">query</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"www.boost.org"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"http"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">iterator</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">resolve</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">query</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">iterator</span> <span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// End marker.
</span><span class="keyword">while</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">!=</span> <span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endpoint</span> <span class="identifier">endpoint</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">iter</span><span class="special">++;</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">endpoint</span> <span class="special"><<</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
The list of endpoints obtained above could contain both IPv4 and IPv6 endpoints,
so a program may try each of them until it finds one that works. This keeps
the client program independent of a specific IP version.
</p>
<p>
When an endpoint is available, a socket can be created and connected:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">socket</span> <span class="identifier">socket</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">socket</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">connect</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">endpoint</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
Data may be read from or written to a connected TCP socket using the <a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_stream_socket/receive.html" title="basic_stream_socket::receive">receive()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_stream_socket/async_receive.html" title="basic_stream_socket::async_receive">async_receive()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_stream_socket/send.html" title="basic_stream_socket::send">send()</a> or
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_stream_socket/async_send.html" title="basic_stream_socket::async_send">async_send()</a>
member functions. However, as these could result in <a class="link" href="../core/streams.html" title="Streams, Short Reads and Short Writes">short
writes or reads</a>, an application will typically use the following
operations instead: <a class="link" href="../../reference/read.html" title="read">read()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/async_read.html" title="async_read">async_read()</a>, <a class="link" href="../../reference/write.html" title="write">write()</a>
and <a class="link" href="../../reference/async_write.html" title="async_write">async_write()</a>.
</p>
<a name="asio.overview.networking.protocols.tcp_servers"></a><h6>
<a name="id625999"></a>
<a class="link" href="protocols.html#asio.overview.networking.protocols.tcp_servers">TCP Servers</a>
</h6>
<p>
A program uses an acceptor to accept incoming TCP connections:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">acceptor</span> <span class="identifier">acceptor</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">my_endpoint</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">...</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">tcp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">socket</span> <span class="identifier">socket</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">acceptor</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">accept</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">socket</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
After a socket has been successfully accepted, it may be read from or written
to as illustrated for TCP clients above.
</p>
<a name="asio.overview.networking.protocols.udp"></a><h6>
<a name="id626146"></a>
<a class="link" href="protocols.html#asio.overview.networking.protocols.udp">UDP</a>
</h6>
<p>
UDP hostname resolution is also performed using a resolver:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">udp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span> <span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">udp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">query</span> <span class="identifier">query</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"localhost"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"daytime"</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">udp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">iterator</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">resolve</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">query</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">...</span>
</pre>
<p>
A UDP socket is typically bound to a local endpoint. The following code
will create an IP version 4 UDP socket and bind it to the "any"
address on port <code class="computeroutput"><span class="number">12345</span></code>:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">udp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endpoint</span> <span class="identifier">endpoint</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">udp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">v4</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="number">12345</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">udp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">socket</span> <span class="identifier">socket</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">endpoint</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
Data may be read from or written to an unconnected UDP socket using the
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/receive_from.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::receive_from">receive_from()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/async_receive_from.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::async_receive_from">async_receive_from()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/send_to.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::send_to">send_to()</a>
or <a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/async_send_to.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::async_send_to">async_send_to()</a>
member functions. For a connected UDP socket, use the <a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/receive.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::receive">receive()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/async_receive.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::async_receive">async_receive()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/send.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::send">send()</a>
or <a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_datagram_socket/async_send.html" title="basic_datagram_socket::async_send">async_send()</a>
member functions.
</p>
<a name="asio.overview.networking.protocols.icmp"></a><h6>
<a name="id626514"></a>
<a class="link" href="protocols.html#asio.overview.networking.protocols.icmp">ICMP</a>
</h6>
<p>
As with TCP and UDP, ICMP hostname resolution is performed using a resolver:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">icmp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span> <span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">icmp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">query</span> <span class="identifier">query</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"localhost"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">""</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">icmp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">iterator</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">resolver</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">resolve</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">query</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">...</span>
</pre>
<p>
An ICMP socket may be bound to a local endpoint. The following code will
create an IP version 6 ICMP socket and bind it to the "any" address:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">icmp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endpoint</span> <span class="identifier">endpoint</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">icmp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">v6</span><span class="special">(),</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">icmp</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">socket</span> <span class="identifier">socket</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">my_io_service</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">endpoint</span><span class="special">);</span>
</pre>
<p>
The port number is not used for ICMP.
</p>
<p>
Data may be read from or written to an unconnected ICMP socket using the
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_raw_socket/receive_from.html" title="basic_raw_socket::receive_from">receive_from()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_raw_socket/async_receive_from.html" title="basic_raw_socket::async_receive_from">async_receive_from()</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_raw_socket/send_to.html" title="basic_raw_socket::send_to">send_to()</a>
or <a class="link" href="../../reference/basic_raw_socket/async_send_to.html" title="basic_raw_socket::async_send_to">async_send_to()</a>
member functions.
</p>
<a name="asio.overview.networking.protocols.other_protocols"></a><h6>
<a name="id626891"></a>
<a class="link" href="protocols.html#asio.overview.networking.protocols.other_protocols">Other
Protocols</a>
</h6>
<p>
Support for other socket protocols (such as Bluetooth or IRCOMM sockets)
can be added by implementing the <a class="link" href="../../reference/Protocol.html" title="Protocol requirements">Protocol</a>
type requirements.
</p>
<a name="asio.overview.networking.protocols.see_also"></a><h6>
<a name="id626922"></a>
<a class="link" href="protocols.html#asio.overview.networking.protocols.see_also">See Also</a>
</h6>
<p>
<a class="link" href="../../reference/ip__tcp.html" title="ip::tcp">ip::tcp</a>, <a class="link" href="../../reference/ip__udp.html" title="ip::udp">ip::udp</a>,
<a class="link" href="../../reference/ip__icmp.html" title="ip::icmp">ip::icmp</a>, <a class="link" href="../../tutorial/tutdaytime1.html" title="Daytime.1 - A synchronous TCP daytime client">daytime
protocol tutorials</a>, <a class="link" href="../../examples.html#asio.examples.icmp">ICMP ping
example</a>.
</p>
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