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Chapter 5, Problem 1Q
Program Plan Intro

Transport Layer:

  • Transport Layer in Internet model is similar to same layer in OSI model.
  • Transport layer establishes end-to-end connection between the network components.
  • TCP protocol is used in transport layer.
  • Transport layer accepts the input from data link layer, process them and routes the packets or messages to its destination by network layer.
  • Transport layer reassemble those packets before sending to application layer.

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Transport Layer does the following:

  • Transport layer breaks down the large message into smaller units as it can combine those smaller messages to get a longer message at the receiver side. It is known as segmenting.
  • It is responsible to link the application layer and network layer.
  • Transport Layer establishes the end-to-end connection between server and receiver if the connection is needed. This is known as session management.
  • Transport layer also used to detect the messages which have been lost and request the sender to resend the same message again.

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