# Transports

This chapter provides information about the various transports that _NNG_ supports. {{hi:transport}}
Transports may be thought of as different underlying communications
technologies, such as TCP, Websockets, and so forth.

## INPROC

The [{{i:*inproc* transport}}][inproc] provides {{i: intra-process}} communication within a single process.

## TCP

The {{hi:*tcp* transport}}[_tcp_ transport][tcp] provides communication over {{i:TCP/IP}} networks.

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