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Lightweight protocol

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A lightweight protocol in computer networking is any of a number of communication protocols that are characterized by a relatively small overhead (caused e.g. by bulky metadata) in transmitted on top of the functional data:

  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
  • Lightweight Telephony Protocol
  • Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
  • Lightweight Presentation Protocol
  • Internet Content Adaptation Protocol
  • Skinny Call Control Protocol
  • OpenLDAP

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