While the device uses the same radio frequency band as the upcoming personal area networking technology Bluetooth, it uses a different transmission protocol.

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Known as TCP, the Transmission Control Protocol is core to the functioning of the the Internet.

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For example, on Monday Google engineers proposed changes to the Transmission Control Protocol in order to make the Web faster.

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