reliable data protocol

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Reliable Data Protocol

   <protocol> (RDP) A {protocol} designed to provide a reliable
   data transport service for {packet}-based applications such as
   remote loading and {debugging}.  RDP is intended to be simple
   to implement but still be efficient in environments where
   there may be long transmission delays and loss or
   non-sequential delivery of message segments.

   RDP is defined in {RFC 908}.

   (2004-09-14)