Datagram/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Packet [r]: A unit of information transferred between intermediate switches or routers in a packet-based communication system; the most basic differentiation of packets are whether they contain full source and destination addresses (i.e., are datagrams) or have only the identifier of a connection, which the intermediate device needs to look up to find the destination and take a second step to decide where to forward the packet ^[e]
• Routing [r]: The process of receiving a packet on one interface of a router, validating the packet and forwarding it out the appropriate interface. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Hop count [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Forwarding information base [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Virtual circuit [r]: Add brief definition or description

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)

• Packet [r]: A unit of information transferred between intermediate switches or routers in a packet-based communication system; the most basic differentiation of packets are whether they contain full source and destination addresses (i.e., are datagrams) or have only the identifier of a connection, which the intermediate device needs to look up to find the destination and take a second step to decide where to forward the packet ^[e]
• Multiprotocol label switching [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Packet switching [r]: Add brief definition or description