A packet header is a section of data that precedes the actual payload in a network packet, containing crucial information for routing and delivering the packet across networks. It typically includes details such as source and destination IP addresses, protocol type, packet size, and sequence numbers. This information helps networking devices, like routers and switches, make informed decisions about how to handle and forward the packet. The structure and content of packet headers vary depending on the underlying communication protocol, such as TCP/IP or UDP.
The header of an IP packet does not include fields required for reliable data delivery. There are no acknowledgments of packet delivery. There is no error control for data.
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Internet Protocol, or IP, puts a header on every packet that it sounds out. This header is the overhead. All protocols, such as TCP or UDP, will put a header on the packet. The IP header contains information such as source IP address and destination IP address and is used by routers to figure out where to send the packet. ex. you send your friend a 1kb file, but it takes up 1.5kb of bandwidth due to overhead
header, packet(data), and trailer
See time-to-live (TTL) packet
An IP packet can contain data about the format of the internet header and the abstract parameters such as the header checksum. The IP packets also provide an internet time stamp.
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the answer is a Header,the a Payload, then last is the Trailer
That is the way the standard designed the header. They could be placed anywhere as long as everyone understood where in the packet header it was placed.
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