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tags: [networks, internet]
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created: Sunday, March 02, 2025
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# b01fd836_Transport_Layer_clarification
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The Transport Layer is a _logical_ representation of the connection between two
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hosts on the Internet. It does not include the entire path (through various
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routers) from source to destination. This detail is assumed and is the concern
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of the Internet Layer - the next layer down.
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When applications communicate accross via TCP they "perceive" a simple direct
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connection however this abstracts the fact that the data may:
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- be split into dozens of packets
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- travel through different physical pathways and different routers
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- face congestion, packet loss and network failure.
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