Port 987 Unassigned - System Port

Port 987 is a System Port. Transport Protocol , Port 987 Service Name , Service Name Description: Unassigned.

Port	Protocol	Description	Source
987		Unassigned	IANA
987	TCP	Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows SBS SharePoint,Unofficial	wikipedia
987	TCP UDP	Mac OS X RPC-based services, Used by NetInfo, for example	Apple.com

Port	Service Name	Description
314	opalis-robot	Opalis Robot
337		Unassigned
781		Unassigned
1873	fjmpjps	Fjmpjps
2678	gadgetgate2way	Gadget Gate 2 Way
3728	e-woa	Ericsson Web on Air
4246	vrml-multi-use	VRML Multi User Systems
4451	ctisystemmsg	CTI System Msg
6720		Unassigned
7069		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