See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP
Compare with AlternativeProtocols such as AmoebaFlip and PlanNineIp. -- AluoNowu
Interestingly (from ProofOfCorrectness): "A formal model of TCP/IP discovered bugs in the protocol, even though it has been in use for years!"
There is no such a thing as BugFreeSoftware.
TcpIp will be used for communicating devices inside a computer. See ACM magazine.
See also InternetHistory