User Datagram Protocol

principal protocol used for transmission of datagrams across an IP network
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User Datagram Protocol

Summary

User Datagram Protocol is a computer network protocol[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • User Datagram Protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • User Datagram Protocol's instance of is recorded as internet standard[4].
  • User Datagram Protocol is part of Internet protocol suite[5].
  • User Datagram Protocol's Commons category is recorded as User Datagram Protocol[6].
  • User Datagram Protocol was published on 1980[7].
  • User Datagram Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol[8].
  • User Datagram Protocol's described by source is recorded as Cloudflare[9].
  • User Datagram Protocol's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/udp[10].
  • User Datagram Protocol's has characteristic is recorded as connectionless communication[11].
  • User Datagram Protocol's uses is recorded as IPv4[12].
  • User Datagram Protocol's uses is recorded as IPv6[13].
  • User Datagram Protocol's OSI Model layer location is recorded as transport layer[14].

Body

Publication

User Datagram Protocol was published on 1980[7]. It is part of Internet protocol suite[5].

Why It Matters

User Datagram Protocol has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . rfc-editor.org. rfc-editor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . tools.ietf.org. tools.ietf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses IPv4, IPv6
    Publication date +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
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