Connectionless Protocols: These protocols do not establish a connection between devices. As soon as a device has data to send to another, it just sends it. Answer:
A Connectionless Protocol is a data communication method in which communication occurs between hosts with no previous setup. The device at one end of the communication transmits data to the other, without first ensuring that the recipient is available and ready to receive the data. The device sending a message simply sends it addressed to the intended recipient. The internet Protocol (IP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) are connectionless protocols, but TCP/IP (the most common use of IP) is connection-oriented
All protocols in the "internet layer" are inherently connectionless. And really, in the Internet model, the only "internet layer" protocol is IP. On the "transport layer" the two most common protocols are TCP and UDP. TCP is connection-based, and UDP is connectionless. There are several other protocols such as RTP, that have specific purposes like handling media. These are generally connectionless because they are tolerant to small levels of data loss.
A connectionless protocol sends information to a designated IP address and does not wait for a response confirming delivery of the packet. The currently most popular suite that uses this is known as UDP. This is in contrast to TCP, where each packet is part of a "session" or "connection." TCP has higher reliability, but uses more bandwidth than UDP. Connectionless protocols run faster, but there is a greater chance for lost data.
DHCP is a connectionless protocols. In general, any protocol that is based on TCP port alone is a connection-oriented protocol while any protocol that is based on UDP port alone is a connectionless protocol. And a protocols that can work on both TCP and UDP port can be either a connection-oriented or a connectionless protocol depending upon the which protocol is used (TCP or UDP). For checking other protocols if they are connection-oriented or connectionless check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
UDP!
Different from a connectionless protocol, a connection-oriented protocol guaranties the delivery of the information. An example of connection-oriented protocol is (TCP) and a connectionless protocol is (UDP). TCP is a connection-oriented protocol, it makes a connection and checks whether the data is received, and resends if it is not. UDP is a connectionless protocol, it does not guarantee delivery by first connecting and checking whether data is received.
In internet protocol suite UDP is the connectionless protocol. There is no initial communication between client and server. UDP will not check whether the transmission was successful.
Connectionless protocols
flow control low overhead connectionless connection-oriented sequence and acknowledgements
• low overhead• connectionless
Different from a connectionless protocol, a connection-oriented protocol guaranties the delivery of the information. An example of connection-oriented protocol is (TCP) and a connectionless protocol is (UDP). page/926 A+
TFTP doesn't really overcome the connectionless transport - it doesn't have to because the idea here is transferring files with speed, not quality. It doesn't matter to the protocol is the information doesn't arrive, or arrive correctly, etc.
There are many connectionless protocols depending on which layer of the OSI model you are referring to. An example would be UDP for transport, and IP for routing.
UDP port 123. (UDP is a connectionless protocol that sacrifices reliability for speed and bandwidth).
an upper-layer, connection-oriented protocol or service