Title: MINA Codec Repository
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# Overview

This page captures known MINA Codecs available. These codecs may not be part of Apache MINA project. The Codecs are for reference purpose only.

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	The Codecs listed here may not be part of Apache MINA project. The information is for MINA Users for reference implementation available over the web
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## Protocol Codecs

The table below summarizes some of the known codecs

| Protocol | Project | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prefixed String | [Apache MINA](http://mina.apache.org/) | Encodes/Decodes a a String with fixed length prefix |
| Object Serializer | [Apache MINA](http://mina.apache.org/) | Serializes and deserializes Java objects |
| Text Line | [Apache MINA](http://mina.apache.org/) | Encoding/Decoding between a text line data and a Java string object |
| Ftp | [Apache FtpServer](http://mina.apache.org/ftpserver-project) | FTP codecs |
| LDAP | [Apache Directory](http://directory.apache.org/)| LDAP protocol Codecs |
| DNS | [Apache Directory](http://directory.apache.org/)| DNS protocol Codecs |
| Kerberos | [Apache Directory](http://directory.apache.org/)| Kerberos protocol Codecs |
| NTP | [Apache Directory](http://directory.apache.org/) | NTP protocol Codecs |
| DHCP | [Apache Directory](http://directory.apache.org/) | DHCP protocol Codecs |
| [MRTMP](http://jira.red5.org/confluence/display/docs/Chapter%2016.%20Clustering)| [Red5](http://www.red5.org/) | Codecs for Multiplexing RTMP |
| RTMP | [Red5](http://www.red5.org/) | Codecs for RTMP |
| RTSP | [Red5](http://www.red5.org/) | Codecs for RTSP |
| SMTP | [MailsterSMTP](http://tedorg.free.fr/en/projects.php?section=smtp)</A> | SMTP Codecs |
| AMQP | [Apache Qpid](http://cwiki.apache.org/qpid/)</A> | AMQP Codecs |
| XMPP | <A href="" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">[Jive Software Openfire](http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/openfire/)| XMPP Codecs |
	| XMPP | [Vysper](http://mina.apache.org/vysper-project)| XMPP/XML Codecs. Subproject of MINA. |
| Google Protocol Buffers | Apache MINA | Codecs are still in [sandbox](http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/mina/sandbox/protocol-buffers/)</A> |