Internet Layer Technologies: IPv4 and IPv6

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What is the most commonly used Internet-layer protocol?

  • IPv6
  • IPv4 (correct)
  • UDP
  • TCP

Which version of IP is designed to address the shortcomings of IPv4?

  • IPv5
  • IPv6 (correct)
  • TCP
  • UDP

What was the experimental real-time stream protocol that was never widely used?

  • IPv6
  • TCP
  • UDP
  • IPv5 (correct)

What does the 'Version number' field in the IP datagram format indicate for IPv4 datagrams?

<p>Version number 4 (A)</p>
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What does the 'Header Length' field specify in the IP datagram format for IPv4 datagrams?

<p>Length of the IP header (A)</p>
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What is the default value of the 'Header Length' field in the IP datagram format for IPv4 datagrams?

<p>5 (words) (C)</p>
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What is the maximum value that can be contained in 4 bits?

<p>16 (A)</p>
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What is the purpose of the Identification field?

<p>To uniquely identify a datagram used in case of datagram fragmentation (A)</p>
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What does the DF (Don’t Fragment) bit do when set?

<p>Prohibits fragmentation of the datagram (D)</p>
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What does the Time to Live (TTL) field specify?

<p>How long a datagram is allowed to remain in the Internet (A)</p>
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What does the User Protocol field identify?

<p>The higher-level protocol that uses IP for communication (B)</p>
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What is the Fragment Offset field used for?

<p>Indicates the starting location of a fragment within the original datagram (A)</p>
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What does the Header Checksum field detect errors in?

<p>Only to the header of this datagram (D)</p>
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What does the MF (More Fragments) bit indicate?

<p>Indicates that this datagram is not its last fragment (B)</p>
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Study Notes

Internet Protocol (IP)

  • The most commonly used Internet-layer protocol is IP.

IPv4 and IPv6

  • IPv6 is designed to address the shortcomings of IPv4.

Experimental Protocols

  • The experimental real-time stream protocol was never widely used.

IP Datagram Format

IPv4 Datagram

  • The 'Version number' field in the IP datagram format indicates the version of IP (IPv4).
  • The 'Header Length' field specifies the length of the header in 32-bit words.
  • The default value of the 'Header Length' field is 5 (5 x 32 bits = 160 bits).
  • The maximum value that can be contained in 4 bits is 15.

Fragmentation

  • The Identification field is used to identify fragments of a datagram.
  • The DF (Don’t Fragment) bit, when set, prevents routers from fragmenting the datagram.
  • The Fragment Offset field is used to specify the offset of a fragment in the original datagram.

Datagram Routing

  • The Time to Live (TTL) field specifies the maximum number of hops a datagram can travel.
  • The User Protocol field identifies the protocol used in the data portion of the datagram.

Error Detection

  • The Header Checksum field detects errors in the header of the datagram.
  • The MF (More Fragments) bit indicates that there are more fragments of a datagram.

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