Chapter 14

Transport Layer

Objectives

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

  • What is the purpose of the transport layer in managing the transportation of data in end-to-end communication?

  • What are the characteristics of TCP?

  • What are the characteristics of UDP?

  • How do TCP and UDP use port numbers?

  • How do the TCP session establishment and termination processes facilitate reliable communication?

  • How are TCP protocol data units transmitted and acknowledged to guarantee delivery?

  • What are the operations of transport layer protocols in supporting end-to-end communication?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the glossary at the end of the book.

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