diff --git a/LDP/guide/docbook/Linux-Networking/TCP-IP.xml b/LDP/guide/docbook/Linux-Networking/TCP-IP.xml index af83585b..66ffd50d 100644 --- a/LDP/guide/docbook/Linux-Networking/TCP-IP.xml +++ b/LDP/guide/docbook/Linux-Networking/TCP-IP.xml @@ -43,16 +43,20 @@ services. Its main disadvantage though is that it requires more effort in administration than other simpler protocols. + We will only analyse the TCP/IP model briefly here due to the fact that there are currently many great reference texts out there already about the TCP/IP model such as at http://www.sangoma.com/fguide.htm www.citap.com/documents/tcp-ip/tcpip012.htm and of course in the TCP/IP Request For Comments (RFC) publication + -Layer 1 and 2 - Network Access + - +Layer 1 and 2 - Network Access + + These two layers (Physical/Datalink) deal with pure hardware (ie. wires, satellite links, NICs, hubs.....) and is roughly synonymous with that of the Physical layer of the OSI Network Layer Model. The protocols in this @@ -70,10 +74,12 @@ is responsible for exchanging data between a host and the network and for delivering data between two devices on the same network. Node physical addresses are used to accomplish delivery on the local network. + -Layer 3 - Internet +Layer 3 - Internet + - + The Internetwork Layer it is the heart of TCP/IP and the most important protocol. IP provides the basic packet delivery service on which TCP/IP networks are built. All protocols, in the layers above and below IP, use the Internet Protocol to @@ -93,9 +99,12 @@ internetwork routing. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) enable IP to identif physical address that matches a given IP address. -Layer 4 - Transport + - +Layer 4 - Transport + + + The transport layer is similar to the OSI transport model, but with elements of the OSI session layer functionality. This layer provides an application layer delivery service. The two protocols found at the transport layer are @@ -161,9 +170,11 @@ The delivering of information from an application on one computer to an application on another computer. -Layer 5 - Process/Application + - +Layer 5 - Process/Application + + This layer is broadly equivalent to the application, presentation, session layers of the OSI model. It includes all processes that use the transport layer protocols to deliver data. There are many applications @@ -182,5 +193,8 @@ layer are Telnet, FTP (File Transport Protocol), SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), HTTP (Hyer Text Transfer Protocol) and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). + + +