monero-site/knowledge-base/moneropedia/transports.md

---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Transports"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["transports", "transport"]
summary: "The two encrypted transport layers for Kovri"
---

### The Basics

@Kovri comes with two encrypted [transport layer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_layer) technologies that allow @Kovri to send @messages across the @I2P network. These *@transports* are @SSU and @NTCP.

@SSU is encrypted [UDP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol) and @NTCP is encrypted [TCP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol). They both allow you to securely use @I2P over [TCP/IP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tcp/ip) connections.

### In-depth information

TODO(anonimal): finish

### Notes

Read about the transport layer in the [OSI model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model)
Moneropedia: add Transports/SSU/NTCP Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-15 07:03:39 +00:00			`---`
			`layout: moneropedia`
			`entry: "Transports"`
			`tags: ["kovri"]`
			`terms: ["transports", "transport"]`
Moneropedia: update NTCP/SSU/Transports entries Also: - Add more 'terms' in other entries - Separate @Kovri/@I2P (currently, @I2P is implied) Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-15 23:32:23 +00:00			`summary: "The two encrypted transport layers for Kovri"`
Moneropedia: add Transports/SSU/NTCP Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-15 07:03:39 +00:00			`---`

			`### The Basics`

Moneropedia: update NTCP/SSU/Transports entries Also: - Add more 'terms' in other entries - Separate @Kovri/@I2P (currently, @I2P is implied) Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-15 23:32:23 +00:00			`@Kovri comes with two encrypted [transport layer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_layer) technologies that allow @Kovri to send @messages across the @I2P network. These @transports are @SSU and @NTCP.`

			`@SSU is encrypted [UDP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol) and @NTCP is encrypted [TCP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol). They both allow you to securely use @I2P over [TCP/IP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tcp/ip) connections.`
Moneropedia: add Transports/SSU/NTCP Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-15 07:03:39 +00:00
			`### In-depth information`

			`TODO(anonimal): finish`
Moneropedia: update NTCP/SSU/Transports entries Also: - Add more 'terms' in other entries - Separate @Kovri/@I2P (currently, @I2P is implied) Referencing: - monero-project/kovri#256 - monero-project/monero-site#155 2016-10-15 23:32:23 +00:00
			`### Notes`

			`Read about the transport layer in the [OSI model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model)`