What are the functions of the Transport layer?

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Groppe picture Groppe · Apr 19, 2012 · Viewed 21.8k times · Source

I have a homework question which asks what the four functions of the Transport layer are. It doesn't mean what the functions of TCP or UDP are, but the layer itself.

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guness picture guness · Apr 19, 2012
  • Connection-oriented communication
  • Byte orientation
  • Reliability
  • Flow control
  • Congestion avoidance

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_layer

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