Data Packets Flashcards

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3 Reasons why packets can arrive out of order.

A

1 Packets may take different routes.

#2 Corrupted packets may be resent, arriving later.
#3 Packets may arrive out of order

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2
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What is a packet

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Small chunk of data transmitted across a network. (If there is more space include): Made up of a Header, Payload and trailer.

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3
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What makes up a header?

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1 Receiver IP Address

#2 Sender IP Address
#3 Packet Number

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4
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What make sup a payload?

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1 The actual data being sent

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What makes up a trailer

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1 End of packet notification

#2 And in some cases additional security information

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What is the data broken into packets by?

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TCP Transmitted Control Protocol.

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7
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What is TCP Transmitted Control Protocol?

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Used for organising data transmitted over networks

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