Socket Programming

✓ A process at application layer sends messages into, and

receives messages from, transport layer through a software
interface / object / point entity called a socket.

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 There are two types of sockets:
Stream Socket (TCP)
Datagram Socket (UDP)
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Create a socket or node named s, where s is also called socket object

# An example script to connect to Google using socket

# programming in Python socket.SOCK_STREAM
import socket represents TCP
s = [Link](socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
print ('Socket successfully created')
# default port for socket .AF_INET represents IPv4
port=80
host_ip = [Link]('[Link]')
# connecting to the server [Link]
[Link]((host_ip, port))
print ('IP of [Link]',host_ip)
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 We got the same IP
from tracert and socket
programming.

Access google using

[Link]

Socket successfully created

IP of [Link] [Link]

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Socket successfully created
IP of [Link] [Link]
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Client Server Communications

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The main functions of socket programing:

BIND - attach a socket to a specific local IP address and port number.

CONNECT- attempt to establish a connection
LISTEN- indicate that the socket can accept new connections.
ACCEPT-begin a network connection following an incoming
connection request.
SEND- transmit data over the connection.
RECEIVE- receive data over the connection.
CLOSE- release the connection.

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✓ Socket is considered as the endpoint (like an object at the communication device
i.e. telephone set) of a 2-way communication.

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Server side Import the python socket module,
this is a built-in module
IP address [Link]

We pick a random high

import socket TCP port to listen on
LOCALHOST = "[Link]"
PORT = 8080
server = [Link](socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
[Link]((LOCALHOST, PORT))
[Link](1) BIND - attach a socket to a specific local IP address and
port number. For a local server, we might choose to bind to
print("Server started") the IP address [Link] with the TCP port number 8080.

print("Waiting for client request..")

It indicates that server has the capability of listening.
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 This method indicates that, the server
will wait for client connection.
clientConnection, clientAddress = [Link]() The ‘clientConnection’ is a new socket
object, is used exclusively to send and
print("Connected client :" , clientAddress) receive data (send(), recv()) with the
msg = ‘’ client.
while True:
in_data = [Link](1024) After a connection is established, the
msg = in_data.decode() server prints out the client address
if msg=='bye': and then waits for data.
break
print("From Client :" , msg) Byte code (UNICODE) to original
text converter for received data Received data from client in
out_data = input()
[Link](bytes(out_data,'UTF-8')) byte format where buffer size
of 1024 bytes at a time.
print("Client disconnected....")
[Link]()
Original Text is converted to byte
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import socket
LOCALHOST = "[Link]"
PORT = 8080
server = [Link](socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
[Link]((LOCALHOST, PORT)) Copy it on new file of idle shell
[Link](1) and save it as [Link]
print("Server started")
print("Waiting for client request..")
clientConnection, clientAddress = [Link]()
print("Connected clinet :" , clientAddress)
msg = ''
while True:
in_data = [Link](1024)
msg = in_data.decode()
if msg=='bye':
break
print("From Client :" , msg)
out_data = input()
[Link](bytes(out_data,'UTF-8'))
print("Client disconnected....")
[Link]()

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 UTF-8 (Unicode Transformation Format-8)
Client side Byte Code-এ প্রতিটি ক্যারেক্টাে কক্ ১ কেরক্ 8
বাইরে represent ক্রে
import socket
SERVER = "[Link]"
PORT = 8080 bytes("This is from Client",'UTF-8')
client = [Link](socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
[Link]((SERVER, PORT)) এই ইউতিরক্ারেে String টিরক্ Byte Code-এ
ক্িভােট ক্রে
[Link](bytes("This is from Client",'UTF-8'))
while True:
in_data = [Link](1024) out_data = input()
print("From Server :" ,in_data.decode()) [Link](bytes(out_data,'UTF-8’))
ক্লার়েরেে কেখা সমস্তইউতিরক্ারেে String-কক্
out_data = input() Byte code-এ ক্িভােট ক্রে সাভট াে এে ক্ারে
[Link](bytes(out_data,'UTF-8')) পাঠির়ে তিরব
if out_data=='bye':
break
[Link]()
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Open a new shell and copy it on new file of idle shell
and save it as [Link]. Make conversation with the
server and client.

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 Client
=== RESTART:
C:\Users\CSEJU\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\[Link] ==
From Server : Hellow
I am client (2)
From Server : Nice to hear
me too (4)
From Server : bye
Bye (5)
Server
=== RESTART:
C:\Users\CSEJU\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\S
[Link] ==
Server started
Waiting for client request..
Connected clinet : ('[Link]', 57676)
Repeat the job using From Client : This is from Client
Hellow (1)
command prompt of C: From Client : I am client
Nice to hear (3)
From Client : me too
Bye (5)
Client
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