Winsock Support in Windows Mobile
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4/8/2010
The Windows Mobile implementation of Winsock provides the following functionality.
| Functionality | Description |
|---|---|
Support for multiple transport protocols including layered protocols and provider chains |
Allows an application to use the Winsock interface to achieve simultaneous access to a number of installed transport protocols. |
Sample code for a Layered Service Provider (LSP) |
Shows how to create a layered service provider. |
Overlapped I/O with scatter/gather |
Incorporates the overlapped paradigm for socket I/O and incorporates scatter/gather capabilities as well, following the model established in Microsoft Win32® environments. |
Protocol-independent name resolution facilities |
Includes a standardized set of functions for querying and working with the many different name resolution domains that exist today. |
Winsock Secure Sockets |
Enables you to add a security infrastructure to an application using a set of specific Winsock extensions. |
In This Section
Winsock Overlapped I/O and Event Objects
Backward Compatibility for Windows Sockets 1.1 Applications
See Also
Concepts
Layered Protocols and Provider Chains