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| a standard that defines how a particular layer operates. |
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| The actual system that implements the protocol |
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a set of definitions that describe how a protocol layer obtains services from the layer below.
defined by a set of operations that specify actions (Send, Receive, Open, Close) |
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a data definition for a data structure. Defines the messages that the two peer layer implementation will exchange.
defined through a data(message) structure, and is actually implemented by utilizing the service interface provided by the layer below. |
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| Data originating in a given layer, along with that layer's header, is viewed as 'data' by the protocol layer below. |
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| A standardized numeric code in a header(at any layer) that tells the protocol layer reading that header which upper layer protocol to pass the contents of the message up to. |
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Bottom Up. Please do not throw sausage pizza away.
application Layer
Presentation Layer
Session
Transport
Network
Data Link
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| The internet TCP/IP Model |
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Application Layer (top)
transport layer
Internet Layer
Network interface layer.(Hardware/Datalink layer, bottom) |
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| What would be the transport layer? |
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| What would be internet layer? |
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| Bandwidth/Throughput/Data rate |
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| usually refer to the number of bits that can be transmitted onto or receive off of a link in some unit of time. |
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| System that transmits bits one-by-one. |
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transmits bits in groups. Norally 1, 2, or 4 bytes at a time.
Faster that serial. |
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| Latency, Delay, propagation time |
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| Terms that generally refer to the amount of time it takes a single bit to cross a link or an entire network. |
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| Round trip time. Two way latency |
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| Time that a frame or packet spends in a computer |
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Time to travel across medium
distance/type of medium |
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time to send the data "out the door"
Message size / Data rate |
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Time required for switches/routers to process the frames/packets
Amount of competing traffic / processing power of nodes |
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