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UDP vs TCP: Key Transport Protocols by Debashish Pal is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a lecture on transport layer protocols UDP and TCP. It discusses the role of the transport layer in communication between processes, and covers key principles like demultiplexing, reliable delivery, and flow control. It then describes the two main transport protocols - UDP provides a lightweight datagram service while TCP enables reliable, in-order streaming of data between hosts using mechanisms like sequencing, acknowledgments, and retransmissions.
- Author
- Debashish Pal
- Language
- EN