Computer Networking and Management Lesson 1


The Internet Protocol Stack, and Protocol Data Units



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Computer Networks and Internet - Overview
The Internet Protocol Stack, and Protocol Data Units
Computer Networking and Management
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A protocol layer can be implemented in software, in hardware, or using a combination of the two. Application- layer protocols -such as HTTP and SMTP -are almost always implemented in software in the end systems so are transport-layer protocols. Because the physical layer and data link layers are responsible for handling communication over a specific link, they are typically implemented in a network interface card (for example, Ethernet or ATM interlace cards) associated with a given link. The network layer is often a mixed implementation of hardware and software. We now summarize the Internet layers and the services they provide
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