Template:Infobox networking protocol

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Usage

You can copy and paste the following empty skeleton template into the article and fill it in as you see fit, in case you wish to use source editor instead of VisualEditor. |logo caption= is deliberately omitted to discourage the use of this oft-abused parameter.

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{{Infobox networking protocol
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| logo         = 
| logo alt     = 
| image        = 
| image alt    = 
| caption      = 
| is stack     = 
| abbreviation =
| purpose      = 
| developer    = 
| date         = {{Start date and age|    |  |  }}<!--Fill in: Year (4 digits), month and day (2 digits)-->
| based on     = 
| influenced   = 
| osilayer     = 
| ports        = 
| rfcs         = 
| hardware     = 
}}

Syntax

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox networking protocol in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox networking protocol

This infobox helps display important preliminary details about a protocol in an article.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title or name	`title` `name`	Title or name of the subject of infobox focus.	String	required
Is stack?	`is stack`	If set to "yes" specifies whether the article is about a protocol stack, instead of a communications protocol Auto value `yes`	Boolean	optional
Logo	`logo`	Name of the image pertaining the logo of the protocol or suite. A file name is enough. Auto value	File	optional
Logo size	`logo size`	Size of the logo. Number and a CSS unit of measurement is accepted. e.g. 250px, x64px or 250x64px.	String	optional
Logo's alternative text	`logo alt`	Alternative text in case the logo cannot be displayed by the target web browser or cannot be seen by the target user.	String	optional
Logo's caption text	`logo caption`	A text caption to be displayed under the logo. Use of this field is discouraged, unless there is something of monumental importance to be said. Deletion notification templates go here as well.	Unbalanced wikitext	optional
Image	`image`	Name of an image pertaining the protocol or suite, such as a diagram. A file name is enough. Use only when absolutely necessary.	File	optional
Image size	`image size`	Size of the image. Number and a CSS unit of measurement is accepted. e.g. 250px, x64px or 250x64px. Defaults to 300px. Use only when absolutely necessary and try to keep it with in the vicinity of 300 pixels in width. Smaller images are hard to see and larger images resize the infobox.	String	optional
Image's alternative text	`image alt`	Alternative text in case the image cannot be displayed by the target web browser or cannot be seen by the target user.	String	optional
Image caption	`caption`	Caption text for the image. Must be present when the image is present.	String	optional
Purpose	`purpose`	A short sentence explaining the purpose of the protocol or stack succinctly. Use only when absolutely needed.	String	optional
Developer(s)	`developer`	Names of entities who developed the protocol or worked in concert with the developers for publicizing the protocol.	String	optional
Introduction date	`date`	The date in which the protocol is introduced. Use {{start date and age}} template.	String	optional
Based on	`based on`	Names of protocols, standards or specification from which the protocol in question is derived.	String	optional
Influenced	`influenced`	Name of protocols that derive from this protocol	String	optional
RFC(s)	`rfcs`	RFC(s) describing this protocol	String	optional
Port(s)	`ports`	TCP/UDP ports if used by the protocol	String	optional
OSI layer	`osilayer`	OSI layer this protocol works in	String	optional
Associated hardware	`hardware`	Name of the hardware created specifically to work with this protocol.	String	optional

Example

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{{Infobox networking protocol
| title      = WebDAV
| is stack   = no
| purpose    = Allows clients to perform remote Web content authoring operations
| developer  = [[Jim Whitehead]], [[Internet Engineering Task Force]] (IETF)
| date       = {{Start date and age|1996}}
| based on   = [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol]] (HTTP)
| influenced = [[Delta-V]], [[CalDAV]], GroupDAV
| osilayer   = [[Application layer]]
| ports      = 80, 443
| rfcs       = RFC 2518, RFC 4918
}}

Usage

Syntax

Example

See also