https://github.com/ramy-badr-ahmed/nodejs-tcp-server-client

TCP Communication with Node.js - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12808924
https://github.com/ramy-badr-ahmed/nodejs-tcp-server-client

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TCP Communication with Node.js - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12808924

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ramy-badr-ahmed/nodejs-tcp-server-client
• Owner: Ramy-Badr-Ahmed
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2024-07-11T18:36:33.000Z (12 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-12T09:45:33.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-11T11:53:02.208Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: nodejs, osi-model, tcp-client-server, tcp-protocol, transport-layer
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 41 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# TCP Communication with Node.js

A TCP server and client implementation using Node.js's `net` module, operating at the Transport Layer of the OSI Model.

This implementation focuses on direct communication without additional overhead such as data compression or encryption/decryption, suitable for safe and trusted networks.

The TLS variant (@Presentation-Layer of the OSI Model) is located here: [Node-TLS](https://github.com/Ramy-Badr-Ahmed/node-tls)

#### Some Use Cases:

- Network Diagnostics 

    > Test network connectivity and latency between network segments.

- Embedded Systems Communication

  > Integrate TCP client with embedded devices (e.g. Raspberry Pi, Arduino with Ethernet/Wi-Fi shields) to send data to a central server (for monitoring and control).

- Time Synchronization

  > Use the server to provide a timestamp service for devices on a network (ensure synchronized time across various systems).

- IoT Apps

    > Use the TCP server as a central hub to collect data from various IoT devices.

   

    > Set up the TCP client to send sensor data periodically from remote IoT devices to the server for analysis (centralized data receiver/logger).

  

#### Quick Start:

Server:

```shell

npm install

node tcpServer.js   # Runs Server

```

Client:

```shell

npm install

node tcpClient.js   # Runs Client

```  

Logs and Outputs:

The server and client will log various server/client events and actions, such as connection establishment, data transmission, and encountered errors.

References

- [Net Module](https://nodejs.org/api/net.html)