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There may sometimes be a problem, usually temporary, that data is sent back and forth, or goes around in a loop, due to some routing error. If this happens, the data will eventually be discarded. Every time a packet is re-sent, the TTL is reduced by one; when it goes down to zero, the packet "dies".
What else can I help you with?
Which IPv4 header field is responsible for defining the priority of the packet?
differentiated services
What IPv6 header field is used to identify the upper layer protocol or optional extension headers that are appended to the end of an IPv6 packet?
next header
Which field in the IP packet header allows checking for data transmission errors?
time to live
How can we determine if an ipv4 packet is carrying an icmpv4 packet?
To determine if an IPv4 packet is carrying an ICMPv4 packet, you can examine the packet's protocol field in the IPv4 header. The protocol field specifies the type of payload the IPv4 packet carries, and for ICMPv4, this field is set to 1. Additionally, you can analyze the packet's structure; ICMPv4 packets have a specific format beginning with a type field that indicates the kind of ICMP message being transmitted.
How are endless loops of packets prevented?
A packet will not go around networks endlessly because it has a field in the header called the TTL field. This is a number that limits the number of hops or networks a packet will be forwarded to.
What does the protocol field in the IP header identify?
The protocol field, in the IP header, identifies what kind of data is in the IP packet - the upper-layer protocol. For example, if the code is 6, that means that the data is a TCP segment.
What field in the IP header can be used to ensure that a packet is forwarded through no more than N routers?
The field in the IP header used to ensure that a packet is forwarded through no more than N routers is the "Time to Live" (TTL) field. The TTL value is decremented by each router that forwards the packet, and if it reaches zero, the packet is discarded. This mechanism prevents packets from circulating indefinitely in the network due to routing errors. By setting the TTL to a specific value, a sender can effectively control the maximum number of hops a packet can take.
Why does the TCP header have a header length field and UDP header does not?
in tcp header (32 bits) we have a field that is called options and padding that has variable in length and the header length shows the actual header size i.e size of 20 octets+size of options and padding field and in UDP we dont have any field like that and its header is fixed of 8 OCTETS (32 bits header size) refrence: WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS by William Stallings Second Edition pg 91(see fig)
What is the TTL - Time to Live and Why is it required?
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.
How fragmentation is done if size exceeds MTU?
If a packet size exceeds the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of a network link, the sender will fragment the packet into smaller pieces that fit within the MTU. Each fragment will have its own IP header with a Fragment Offset field to specify its position in the original packet. The fragments will be transmitted individually and reassembled by the receiving host before passing the complete packet to the upper layers.
How do you calculate the checksum of ICMP packet?
To calculate the checksum of an ICMP packet, you first need to create a pseudo-header that includes the source and destination IP addresses, the protocol number (1 for ICMP), and the length of the ICMP packet. Then, concatenate this pseudo-header with the ICMP packet data. The checksum is computed by performing a bitwise one's complement sum of all 16-bit words in the combined data, followed by taking the one's complement of the final sum. Finally, the calculated checksum is inserted into the ICMP packet's checksum field.
Which field are contained within an IEEE Ethernet frame header?
1)Source and destination MAC Address 2)FCS Field
