osimodel-dr.basantagarwal.pptVIP

TCP/IP Protocol Suite Suresh Kr Sharma * 2.3 TCP/IP Protocol Suite The TCP/IP protocol suite is made of five layers: physical, data link, network, transport, and application. The first four layers provide physical standards, network interface, internetworking, and transport functions that correspond to the first four layers of the OSI model. The three topmost layers in the OSI model, however, are represented in TCP/IP by a single layer called the application layer. The topics discussed in this section include: Physical and Data Link Layers Network Layer Transport Layer Application Layer TCP/