TTL is a value in data packet of internet Protocol. It communicates to the network router whether or not the packet should be in the network for too long or discarded. Usually, data packets might not be transmitted to their intended destination within a stipulated period of time. The TTL value is set by a system default value which is an 8-bit binary digit field in the header of the packet. The purpose of TTL is, it would specify certain time limit in seconds, for transmitting the packet header. When the time is exhausted, the packet would be discarded. Each router receives the subtracts count, when the packet is discarded, and when it becomes zero, the router detects the discarded packets and sends a message, Internet Control Message Protocol message back to the originating host.
TTL stands for Time To Live
Time -to-live
The full form of TTL is Time To Live
the ttl compatability is nothing but the time to live factor of a packet in the dns system
TTL in the ISO/OSI Stack (IP Networks) ======================= TTL (Time To Live) is the time a message has to live given in hops. Each time the package is forwarded this counter counts down. With the TTL one avoids a datagram being routed in circles and cloaking the "intertube"'s up.
Time-to-live (TTL)
TTL- Time To Live
Time-to-Live (TTL) is a value in an Internet Protocol (IP) packet that tells a network router whether or not the packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded.
The TTL (Time to Live) value in a ping packet decreases by 1 each time it passes through a router. This helps prevent packets from circulating endlessly in a network. When a TTL reaches 0, the router discards the packet and sends an ICMP Time Exceeded message.
The device that decreases the Time to Live (TTL) value whenever a packet traverses it is a router. Each time a packet passes through a router, the TTL value is decremented by one to prevent packets from circulating indefinitely in the network. If the TTL value reaches zero, the packet is discarded, which helps maintain network efficiency and prevents congestion.
TTL stands for "Time to Live" and refers to the amount of time a data packet is allowed to remain active in a network before it is discarded. It is used to prevent data packets from circulating endlessly in a network loop.
TTL, or Time to Live, is a parameter used in networking that determines the lifetime of a packet in a network. It specifies the maximum duration or number of hops a packet can take before being discarded, preventing it from circulating indefinitely. Each time the packet is routed through a device, its TTL value is decremented by one. When the TTL reaches zero, the packet is dropped, which helps manage network traffic and reduce congestion.