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# NetworkProtocolOptions

```
protocol NetworkProtocolOptions
```

## Topics

### Associated Types

[`associatedtype BelowProtocol`](/documentation/Network/NetworkProtocolOptions/BelowProtocol)

[`associatedtype Metadata : NetworkMetadataProtocol`](/documentation/Network/NetworkProtocolOptions/Metadata)

[`associatedtype ProtocolStorage : ConnectionStorage = DefaultProtocolStorage`](/documentation/Network/NetworkProtocolOptions/ProtocolStorage)

### Type Aliases

[`typealias Message`](/documentation/Network/NetworkProtocolOptions/Message)

## Relationships

### Conforming Types

[`Coder`](/documentation/Network/Coder)

[`WebSocket`](/documentation/Network/WebSocket)

[`QUIC`](/documentation/Network/QUIC)

[`TCP`](/documentation/Network/TCP)

[`QUICStream`](/documentation/Network/QUICStream)

[`Framer`](/documentation/Network/Framer)

[`DTLS`](/documentation/Network/DTLS)

[`TLS`](/documentation/Network/TLS)

[`UDP`](/documentation/Network/UDP)

[`TLV`](/documentation/Network/TLV)

[`QUICDatagram`](/documentation/Network/QUICDatagram)

[`IP`](/documentation/Network/IP)

### Inherited By

[`OneToOneProtocol`](/documentation/Network/OneToOneProtocol)

[`MessageProtocol`](/documentation/Network/MessageProtocol)

[`DatagramProtocol`](/documentation/Network/DatagramProtocol)

[`MultiplexProtocol`](/documentation/Network/MultiplexProtocol)

[`StreamProtocol`](/documentation/Network/StreamProtocol)

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