Port 16384
Iron Mountain Backup
Port 16384 is primarily used by Iron Mountain Digital's online backup services, which provide secure and automated remote data backup solutions for enterprises. This port facilitates the transfer of backup data between client systems and Iron Mountain's data centers, relying on UDP for efficient communication during large data transfers..
Technical Details
Iron Mountain Digital online backup leverages port 16384 UDP to enable secure and reliable data transfer between client endpoints and remote storage facilities. Since backups can involve transmitting vast amounts of incremental data, UDP’s connectionless nature helps optimize speed and reduce overhead, making it well-suited for these bulk data transfer operations where occasional minor packet loss isn’t critical and retransmission logic is handled by the application layer.
This port often handles push or pull backup jobs, initial client authentication, job status signaling, and data chunk transfers. The service might utilize proprietary protocols atop UDP, optimizing performance and managing data integrity checks. Given that port 16384 is within the dynamic/private port range, the exact protocol implementation may vary, and dealing with NAT/firewalls might require careful configuration.
Beyond Iron Mountain, port 16384 is commonly employed in various applications, such as RTP streams in VoIP systems. Hence, the presence of traffic on this port could imply multiple services; thorough network inventory is recommended to ensure proper identification and segmentation.