Ports are used in the TCP 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.  The
   contact port is sometimes called the "well-known port".  Standard TCP
   services are assigned unique well-known port numbers in the range of
   0-255.  These ports are of limited number and are typically only
   assigned to official Internet protocols.

Собственно ради чего и придумывалось.

   This RFC defines a protocol to contact multiple services on a single
   well-known TCP port using a service name instead of a well-known
   number.  In addition, private protocols can make use of the service
   without needing an official TCP port assignment.