688 ApplianceWare managment protocol - System Port

688 is a System Port. Transport Protocol TCP UDP , 688 Service Name realm-rusd, Service Name Description: ApplianceWare managment protocol.

Port	Protocol	Service Name	Description	Source
688	TCP UDP	realm-rusd	ApplianceWare managment protocol	IANA
688	TCP UDP		REALM-RUSD (ApplianceWare Server Appliance Management Protocol),Official	wikipedia
688	TCP UDP		Mac OS X RPC-based services, Used by NetInfo, for example	Apple.com
688	TCP UDP	realm-rusd	ApplianceWare managment protocol	bekkoame

Port	Service Name	Description
1602	inspect	inspect
4231	vrml-multi-use	VRML Multi User Systems
5775		Unassigned
6270		Unassigned
7506		Unassigned
7612		Unassigned
8101	ldoms-migr	Logical Domains Migration
8820		Unassigned
11239		Unassigned
11432		Unassigned

A port is an endpoint of communication in an operating system. While the term is also used for hardware devices, in software it is a logical construct that identifies a specific process or a type of service.

Port numbers are assigned in various ways, based on three ranges: System Ports (0-1023), User Ports (1024-49151), and the Dynamic and/or Private Ports (49152-65535);

The Well Known Ports are assigned by the IANA and on most systems can only be used by system (or root) processes or by programs executed by privileged users. Ports are used in the TCP [RFC793] to name the ends of logical connections which carry long term conversations. For the purpose of providing services to unknown callers, a service contact port is defined. This list specifies the port used by the server process as its contact port. The contact port is sometimes called the "well-known port". To the extent possible, these same port assignments are used with the UDP [RFC768]. The range for well-known ports managed by the IANA is 0-1023.
DYNAMIC AND/OR PRIVATE PORTS Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151.
The Dynamic and/or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535