Service Transport 1.2: Internet Protocol (IP)

Accept packets from TCP, adds a header and deliver a "datagram" to the data link layer protocol

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This is the protocol of the Internet and has become the global standard for communications. IP accepts packets from TCP, adds its own header and delivers a "datagram" to the data link layer protocol. It may also break the packet into fragments to support the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the network.

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