Nt1330 Unit 3 Research Paper

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CS200 Fundamentals of Information Technology
Module 3 Data Communications and Networks
Assignment 5
Network Layers & Protocols

1. (20 pts) Why are networks based on a layered model? How does this work? What impact does this have on compatibility? What impact does this have on maintenance?
Networks are based on the layered model to deal with the complexity of communicating messages from one source to another source. Breaking down the message sending process allows for a devices’ hardware and software to focus on a single function and passing off between the neighboring layers. This makes the network communication easier to understand and allows engineers to develop, implement, and troubleshoot within each layer without worrying about having …show more content…

HTTP is a fundamental tool for communicating between two sources on the web. It contains the rules that guide how messages are formatted and transmitted between two sources. Its main purpose is digesting the actions/commands that a user makes while using a web browser. When a user types something like “www.yahoo.com” into the browser, this creates and sends an HTTP request to the web server to retrieve the files that contain the web page. Another type of application protocol is File Transfer Protocol or FTP. This protocol is designed for transmitting files between a client computer and server computer. It accomplishes this through the Client-Server Architecture in which a client can request a file from a server computer which stores the needed data and hosts the data access logic in which to retrieve the …show more content…

Each layer includes protocol that adds a header with control information relevant to that layers function of the messaging process. This allows the PDU to be passed along and properly communicated. It is very important for interactions, successful trade-offs and repackaging between adjacent layers because without this the data would lack the crucial information to complete its journey. An example of this would be an HTTP message being sent to the transport process where the TCP Segment would be added as a header to the HTTP Message. Next, it will be passed to the Internet layer where the IP Packet would be added as a header of the data field containing the TCP segment and HTTP message and so

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