Protocols

Below is simply a quick sample of some protocols in some applicaiton areas, to provide an introduction to 'nothing is simple' [when it comes to data communication]:

• Emails
  • Open standards, general use:
    • POP3 – (Post Office Protocol 3)
    • IMAP – (Internet Message Access Protocol)
    • SMTP – (Simple Mail Transport Protocol)
  • Microsoft
    • MAPI – (Messaging Application Program Interface)
      • "Simple MAPI" - Outlook Express on Win XP
      • "Extended MAPI"
    • EAS – (Exchange ActiveSync)
    • Exchange server accounts (local)
    • Exchange server accounts (hosted)
  • Apple
    • iCloud – (Apple's email account interface)
• Messaging-related
  • AllJoyn by AllSeen Alliance
  • Advanced Message Queing Protocol (AMQP) by OASIS
  • Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) by IP for Smart Objects Alliance
  • DDS by Object Management Group
  • HTTP by W3C
  • Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) by IBM
  • Open Interconnect Consortium
  • Representational state transfer (REST), origin: Roy Fielding (2000)
  • Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
  • Simple/Streaming Text Oriented Messaging Protocol (STOMP) by Stomp Spec Group
  • Thread by Thread Group
  • WAMP by Tavendo
  • XMPP by XMPP Standards Foundation
  • ZigBee by ZigBee Alliance
  • Z-Wave by Z-Wave Alliance
• Smart Home, Home Automation
  • X10
  • Insteon
  • TCP/IP, Ethernet, Wi-Fi
  • Z-Wave
  • Zigbee
  • 6LoWPAN
  • IEEE 802.15.4
  • Bluetooth
  • ARMmbed
  • Open Interconnect Consortium
  • Wireless HART
  • Apple's HomeKit