Chapter 9. TCP and UDP

Terms you'll need to understand:

  • Buffered Transfer

  • Congestion Window

  • Full-Duplex

  • Large Window

  • Piggybacking

  • TCP Segment

  • Three-Way Handshake

  • Virtual Circuit

  • Window Advertisement

Concepts you'll need to master:

  • Distinguish among protocol characteristics of the transport layer

  • Explain the fundamentals of TCP and UDP

TCP and UDP are the two main protocols that operate at the Transport layer of the TCP/IP model. The Transport layer provides an end-to-end service for application data—that is, from the source to the destination. TCP and UDP are both delivered as part of the Solaris 9 operating system kernel.

Transport layer protocols communicate ...

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