TRANSPORT LAYER
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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UDP packets have a fixed-size header of ____ bytes.
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16
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8
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40
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none of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The fixed size of the UDP packet header is 8 bytes. It contains four two-byte fields: Source port address, Destination port address, Length of packet, and checksum.
Detailed explanation-2: -The size of a usual UDP header is 8 bytes; the data that is added with the header can be theoretically 65, 535 (practically 65, 507) bytes long. A UDP header is quite small when compared to a TCP header; it has just four common fields: Source Port, Destination Port, Packet Length, and Checksum.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each UDP segment contains an 8-byte header and variable length data.
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