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Sign in to saveA datagram is a basic transfer unit associated with a packet-switched network. Datagrams are typically structured in header and payload sections. Datagrams provide a connectionless communication service across a packet-switched network. The delivery, arrival time, and order of arrival of datagrams need not be guaranteed by the network.
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A datagram is a basic transfer unit associated with a packet-switched network. Datagrams are typically structured in header and payload sections. Datagrams provide a connectionless communication service across a packet-switched network. The delivery, arrival time, and order of arrival of datagrams need not be guaranteed by the network.
== History ==
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Transmission Control Protocol
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Vint Cerf
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Internet Engineering Task Force
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packet switching
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connectionless communication
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International Standard Book Number
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digital object identifier
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International Standard Serial Number
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local area network
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Internet Protocol
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wide area network
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IPv6
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Q177524
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bibcode
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User Datagram Protocol
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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network address translation
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Request for Comments
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IEEE 802.11
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packet
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