Transport Layer

From amongst the TCP-IP Layers the fourth Layer is the Transport Layer.

  • HTTP asks for the Web pages from a Web Server & Transport Layer's TCP provides guaranteed delivery through Error recovery feature

  • The two most commonly used Transport Layer protocols are TCP & UDP.

  • Transport Layer provides Service to the above Application Layer.

Reference:

CCNA 200-301 OCG, Volume 1, Pg. 20-21 - Wendell Odom .

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