Answer to Question #296110 in Computer Networks for kitty ku

Question

a) What are the differences between Network layer and Transport layer, in terms of logical communication.

b) Describe the definition of routing and forwarding in ip routing algorithms.

c) What is DHCP ? 

Answer 1

a)      What are the differences between Network layer and Transport layer in terms of logical communication?

The network layer is responsible for the logical communication between hosts, whereas the transport layer provides logical communication between processes. Like a postal service, a network layer would ensure packets are routed from one transport layer to the destination transport layer from which the transport layer takes the packets and routes them to the specific processes.

b)     Describe the definition of routing and forwarding in IP routing algorithms.

Routing in networking is the process of mapping the entire network to find the best path for packets, often with fewer hops. On the other hand, forwarding is the process of passing packets from one interface to another.

c)     What is DHCP? 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol used to assign IP addresses to nodes in a network dynamically.