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==TCP/IP Protocol Layers==
 
==TCP/IP Protocol Layers==
 
The Internet Protocol Suite is composed of different layers of protocols, which include:<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122#section-3.2.1 RFC 1122]</ref>
 
The Internet Protocol Suite is composed of different layers of protocols, which include:<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122#section-3.2.1 RFC 1122]</ref>
* [[Application Layer]]- is the highest layer of the Internet protocol suite commonly known as the internet user protocol which provides direct service to users such as the Telnet (remote login), [[FTP]] (file transfer) and [[SMTP]]  (electronic mail delivery).
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* [[Application Layer]]- one of the the highest layer of the Internet protocol suite, commonly known as the Internet user protocol, which provides direct service to users, which include Telnet (remote login), [[FTP]] (file transfer), and [[SMTP]]  (electronic mail delivery).
 
* [[Transport Layers]]- provides a reliable end-to-end communication or data transfer for applications. [[TCP]] and [[UDP]] (User Datagram Protocol) are the main transport layers.
 
* [[Transport Layers]]- provides a reliable end-to-end communication or data transfer for applications. [[TCP]] and [[UDP]] (User Datagram Protocol) are the main transport layers.
* [[Internet Layer]]- The Internet Protocol is the most important component of the layer which provides the addressing or the routing of a sent data to its destination.
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* [[Internet Layer]]- The Internet Protocol is the most important component of the layer, which provides the addressing or the routing of a sent data to its destination.
* [[Link Layer]]- also known as the media access protocol layer provides interface to an actual networking hardware such as the ethernet or gateways.
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* [[Link Layer]]- also known as the media access protocol layer, provides interface to actual networking hardware such as the ethernet or gateways.
    
==References==
 
==References==

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