smallport
Smallport is a lightweight transport protocol designed for resource-constrained environments. It emphasizes small header overhead, deterministic processing, and straightforward implementation, making it suitable for embedded devices, sensor networks, and microservices that require low-latency communication.
Its architecture favors transport-agnostic operation. Smallport uses a simple length-prefix framing over an underlying reliable or
Security and interoperability: Security is optional and typically implemented as an upper-layer module, with support for
History and usage: Smallport emerged from research in the 2010s as an approach to reduce protocol overhead