Université Catholique de Louvain: Olivier Bonaventure's "Computer Networking: Principles, Protocols, and Practice"

Read section 5.1.1, "Organisation of the Network Layer," on pages 129-132.

What are the two internal organizations used in the network layer? When are each used? What is a datagram? Explore this section of your textbook to see how a datagram is used in the network level. Compare and contrast the datagram organization with the virtual circuit discussed in this section.

The concept of hop-by-hop forwarding is this section. What does this concept have to do with the routing table? What is the difference between the data and control planes?

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