Chapter 9. Transport Layer

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

Image What is the purpose of the transport layer in managing the transportation of data in end-to-end communications?

Image What are the characteristics of TCP and UDP?

Image What is a port number and what is it used for?

Image How do the TCP session ...

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