Datagrams TCP/IP layer 4 PDU's are called segments...
Segements
The PDU (protocol data unit) @ transport layer (e.g. TCP or UDP) is called as 'segment' .
The PDU at the Network layer is referred to as a packet. A PDU at the Data Link Layer is referred to as a frame.
In networking, PDU means "protocol data unit", and it is the generic name of the "packets" of data used at different levels of the network. Using the numbering of the OSI layers: At layer 2, the PDUs are called "frame". Example: An Ethernet frame, a frame-relay frame. At layer 3, the PDUs are called "packets". Example: An IP packet. At layer 4, the PDUs are called "segments". Example: A TCP segment, a UDP segment.
C is Deencapsulation
TCP and UDP are transport layer protocols; the OSI layer is layer 4 (transport)
Frames
A PDU (Protocol Data Unit) is defined by which layer it is in. In the physical layer and network layer, it is synonymous with the packet, in the data link layer, it is the frame. In the transport layer, it is a datagram for UDP. A datagram holds one or more PDU's, as it is the basic unit of transferring information via packet switching.
What is a PDU? corruption of a frame during transmission data reassembled at the destination retransmitted packets due to lost communication a layer specific encapsulation
TCP operates at transport layer
There is a good descrition of the network layer and TCP in the related link. NO. In general TCP and UDP are transport protocols that operates in Layer 4 Transport Layer