Sender · encapsulating
Sending host
Application
HTTP
Transport
TCP
Internet
IP
Link
Eth
Eth
header
IP
header
TCP
header
HTTP data
payload
HTTP data
The application hands its HTTP message to the stack.
Vocabulary: transport unit =
segment
, internet unit =
packet
, link unit =
frame
.
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