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Protocol numbers and ports

IP protocol numbers and the TCP/UDP port numbers used across the blueprint, with the services that own them.
From TCP and UDP — the same block lives in that article

Common IP protocol numbers

Protocol numbers live in the IP header and name the upper-layer protocol — they are not TCP/UDP ports.
Protocol numberProtocolNotes
1ICMPPing, errors, path discovery
2IGMPMulticast group membership
6TCPReliable stream transport
17UDPLightweight datagram transport
50ESPIPsec encapsulated security payload
51AHIPsec authentication header
88EIGRPCisco interior routing protocol
89OSPFLink-state routing protocol

Protocol numbers live in the IP header and name the upper-layer protocol — they are not TCP/UDP ports.

From TCP and UDP — the same block lives in that article

Well-known TCP ports

PortServicePurpose
20FTP dataActive-mode data channel
21FTP controlCommands and replies
22SSHSecure remote access and SFTP
23TelnetInsecure remote access
25SMTPMail transfer
53DNSZone transfers and large responses
80HTTPUnencrypted web
110POP3Mail retrieval
143IMAPMail access
443HTTPSEncrypted web
179BGPInter-AS routing (context)
From TCP and UDP — the same block lives in that article

Well-known UDP ports

PortServicePurpose
53DNSStandard name queries
67/68DHCPServer / client
69TFTPTrivial file transfer
123NTPTime synchronization
161SNMPAgent polling
162SNMP trapsManager receives notifications
514SyslogLog forwarding
520RIPRouting updates (context)
1812/1813RADIUSAuthentication / accounting
500IKEIPsec key exchange

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