verkkobittijärjestykseksi
Verkkobittijärjestykseksi, often translated as network byte order, refers to the standardized order in which bytes are transmitted over a network. This is crucial for ensuring that data is interpreted correctly by different computer systems, which may have different native byte orders.
There are two primary ways bytes can be ordered within a multi-byte data type, such as an
The internet protocol suite, including TCP/IP, has adopted big-endian as its network byte order. This means that
When a system receives data from the network, it must check if the network byte order is