Network Layer

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The network layer builds on the connection made by the data link layer. It adds the unit of information called packets. The network layer handles routing (the process of delivering packets through an internetwork) and congestion control. It's the highest layer of the OSI model that understands the network's topology, that is, the physical configuring of the machines, type and length of cabling, and so forth.

Examples of network layer protocols are IPX, IP, and AppleTalk's Datagram Delivery Protocol (DDP).



Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Administrator's Companion, Vol. 1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Administrators Companion (IT-Administrators Companion)
ISBN: 1572318198
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2000
Pages: 366

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