2.5 Stacking the Layers
We usually show the four different layers (Link, Internetwork, Transport, and Application) stacked on top of each...
Tag: OSI Acronyms
2.4 The Application Layer
The Link, Internetwork, and Transport layers work together to quickly and reliably move data between two computers...
2.3 The Transport Layer (TCP)
The Internetwork layer is both simple and complex. It looks at a packet’s destination address and finds a path...
2.2 The Internetwork Layer (IP)
Once your packet destined for the Internet makes it across the first link, it will be in a router. Your packet has a...
2.1 The Link Layer
The Link layer is responsible for connecting your computer to its local network and moving the data across a single...
2.7 Questions-Chapter 2
You can take this quiz online at http://www.net-intro.com/quiz/1) Why do engineers use a “model” to organize their...
2.6 Glossary-Chapter 2
client: In a networked application, the client application is the one that requests services or initiates...
2 Network Architecture
To engineer and build a system as complex as the Internet, engineers try to break a single challenging problem into a...
