The TCP/IP model is a framework for computer network communication protocols. It was developed in the 1970s by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency),(آژانس پروژههای پیشرفتۀ دفاعی) a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense. This model provided the foundation for ARPANET, the world’s first wide area network (WAN), which later evolved into the modern Internet.