Chapter 7. OSI Transport Layer

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Explain the major differences between User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

• Describe the packet formats used by UDP and TCP

• Characterize each of the TCP options

• Recount the end-to-end delivery mechanisms provided by UDP and TCP

• Chronicle the steps of TCP connection initialization

• Compare and contrast Fibre Channel (FC) functionality to UDP and TCP functionality

• Discuss the frame format used by FC for connection establishment

• Annotate the end-to-end delivery mechanisms provided by FC

• Chronicle the FC connection initialization procedure

This chapter provides an in-depth review of the operational details of UDP, TCP, and the FC N_Port Login (PLOGI) Extended Link Service (ELS) command.