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OSI MODEL TRANSPORT LAYER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

The layer that provides a reliable end-to-end data transfer service.

CONT

The transport layer provides the functional and procedural means of transferring variable-length data sequences from a source to a destination host via one or more networks, while maintaining the quality of service functions.

OBS

Under specific conditions, the transport layer may improve the service provided by the network layer.

OBS

OSI: open systems interconnection.

OBS

transport layer: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]; term standardized by CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • transport layer of the OSI model
  • layer four

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Couche qui assure un service fiable de transfert de données de bout en bout.

CONT

La couche transport gère les communications de bout en bout entre processus. Cette couche est souvent la plus haute couche où on se préoccupe de la correction des erreurs (exception connue dans le monde IP [protocole Internet] : utilisation de DNS [système de noms de domaine] sur UDP [User Datagram Protocol]).

OBS

Dans certaines situations, la couche transport peut apporter des améliorations au service fourni par la couche réseau.

OBS

OSI : interconnexion de systèmes ouverts.

OBS

couche transport : terme et définition normalisés par ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]; terme normalisé par CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • couche quatre

Spanish

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