On the Reliability, Efficiency and Cohesiveness of the TCP/IP Suite

The TCP/IP suite of communications protocols is universal and it has been estimated that a vast majority of the global Internet traffic is carried by this protocol. The TCP/IP has an integrated addressing system, a design for routing, underlying network independence, scalability, open standards and universal acceptance. However, the TCP/IP also has some weaknesses which are mostly ignored because this suite of protocols was designed when the Internet was invented and has continued to be accepted with its growth. This brief essay presents a discussion of some of the shortcomings of the TCP/IP suite of protocols.