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Network: Internet: Protocol: UDP: What is UDP?

Mar 25th, 2005 23:59
Knud van Eeden,

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Network: Internet: Protocol: UDP: What is UDP?

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UDP = 'U'ser 'D'atagram 'P'rotocol

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This is a TCP/IP protocol that allows an application to send a message
to one of several applications running in the destination machine.

The application is responsible for reliable delivery.

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UDP is a connectionless protocol that runs at the transport layer
and does not use sequencing or acknowledgements.

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UDP sends and receives packages, without feedback.

You can compare it with a letter in the post system. You send it, but
you do not get feedback.

So basically an open loop system.

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