Chapter 26
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.
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