In the context of smart cards, an application protocol data unit is the communication unit between a smart card reader and a smart card. The structure of the APDU is defined by ISO/IEC 7816-4 Organization, security and commands for interchange.
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Protocol Data Unit (PDU)
The APDU (Application Protocol Data Unit) is the communication unit between a reader and a card. The structure of an APDU is defined by the ISO 7816 standards. There are two categories of APDUs: command APDUs and response APDUs. As the name implies, the former is sent by the reader to the card: it contains a mandatory 5-byte header and from 0 to up to 255 bytes of data. The latter is sent by the card to the reader: it contains a mandatory 2-byte status word and from 0 to up to 256 bytes of data. The APDU is an application level protocol as specified in the ISO 7816-4, which takes place between a smart card and a host application for the communication purpose.
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A Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is a unit of data specified in a protocol of a given layer of the OSI model. Each layer has its own PDU: at the Application layer, it's called a message; at the Transport layer, it's a segment (or datagram in UDP); at the Network layer, it's a packet; at the Data Link layer, it's a frame; and at the Physical layer, it's a bit or symbol. These PDUs help in managing and encapsulating data as it traverses through the layers of the OSI model.
TCP protocol insures that your data was delivered in reliable and rapid way.
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