Tabular Data Stream
| Communication protocol | |
| Abbreviation | TDS |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Database |
| Developer(s) | Sybase Inc., Microsoft |
| Introduction | 1984 |
| OSI layer | Application layer (7) |
| Port(s) | TCP/1433 |
Tabular Data Stream (TDS) is an application layer protocol used to transfer data between a database server and a client. It was initially designed and developed by Sybase Inc. for their Sybase SQL Server relational database engine in 1984, and later by Microsoft in Microsoft SQL Server.