COMPUTER NETWORKING

TRANSPORT LAYER

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following functionalities must be implemented by a transport protocol over and above the network protocol?
A
Recovery from packet losses
B
Detection of duplicate packets
C
Packet delivery in the correct order
D
End to end connectivity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The transport layer is more commonly known as Host to Host protocol layer as it is responsible to setup and maintain (end to end communication) between two hosts. Hence, the transport protocols maintain the end to end connectivity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The transport layer is responsible for maintaining end-to-end communications across the network. TCP handles communications between hosts and provides flow control, multiplexing and reliability. The transport protocols include TCP and User Datagram Protocol, which is sometimes used instead of TCP for special purposes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following are transport layer protocols used in networking? Explanation: Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol in networking.

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