Basic socket design

These examples illustrate the most common types of socket programs that use the most basic design, which can be a basis for more complex socket designs.

Creating a connection-oriented socket
These server and client examples illustrate the socket APIs written for a connection-oriented protocol such as Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
Creating a connectionless socket
Connectionless sockets do not establish a connection over which data is transferred. Instead, the server application specifies its name where a client can send requests.
Designing applications with address families
These scenarios illustrate how to design applications with each of the socket address families, such as AF_INET address family, AF_INET6 address family, AF_UNIX address family, and AF_UNIX_CCSID address family.

Parent topic: Socket programming