... same layer. The top layer is called the application layer. This layer allows two application programs that use different servers to communicate with one another. The transport layer allows two hosts to communicate with one another, regardless of the difference in their design. An example would be a desktop PC communicating with a workstation. The internet layer uses directs packets from a source host ... to the destination host using a different router(s). A route is what is used to describe when a specific message travels between two hosts at the internet layer. Communication along a r...

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