An IP address is a numeric identifier assigned to a computer within a network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. This address uniquely identifies a host or a network interface and enables targeted communication to a particular destination. The ISP (Internet Service Provider) assigns an IP address, which is the logical identifier for a ...
The token is a 3-byte small-size frame. And the token ring is one of the communication protocols in the Local Area Network(LAN). In a token ring, devices are connected in a ring topology and exchange tokens with each other. A token is required for a station to transmit data. What is Token Ring in Computer ...
Static routing is a fundamental concept in computer networking in which network routers are manually configured to direct traffic between different networks or subnets. Unlike dynamic routing, which uses protocols to exchange routing information and make routing decisions dynamically, static routing needs administrators to manually establish the routes that data packets should take. The static ...
IP routing, or Internet Protocol routing, is the process of determining the optimal path for data packets to travel from the source to their destination over an IP-based network. This network could be a local network or the worldwide Internet. IP routing involves using routing algorithms and protocols to decide how to forward data packets ...
Multicasting is a method of communication that allows data to be sent to more than one destination simultaneously. It is commonly used for applications such as video conferencing, online gaming, and live streaming. Multicast networking relies on the simple idea that a single packet can be delivered by a server and received by a large ...
In a computer, when the data packet is transmitted from one network to another network, it is required to choose the best path for transmitting the packet. Hence, routing is the concept of the network layer of the OSI suite, which selects the best path for transmitting packets among the network. The router is a ...
Network Layer is responsible for how a machine in a network can communicate with a machine in a different network. The primary goal of this layer is to deliver packets from a source to a destination. The network layer splits data into fragments(data packets) and sends these fragments, which are then combined once the processing ...
Until the introduction of software-defined networking (SDN), a class of technologies that separates the network control plane from the forwarding plane to enable more automated provisioning and policy-based administration of network resources, hardware ruled the networking industry. The most accurate definition of SDN is the technology that separates the management of network devices’ control planes from the underlying data ...
OSI (Open System Interconnection) model is a conceptual model that is used to describe seven layers that computer systems use to communicate over a network. This model has been described in the form of 7 layers namely, Physical layer, Network layer, Data Link layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer and the application layer. All these 7 layers work together to transmit the ...
Data Link Layer is responsible for reliable point-to-point data transfer over a physical medium. To implement this data link layer provides three functions : What is Flow Control in the Data Link Layer? Flow control is a set of procedures that restrict the amount of data a sender should send before it waits for some acknowledgment from the ...