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Data Comm Assignment 4

The document discusses packet structure and overhead for Ethernet, IP, and TCP headers. It notes the Maximum Transmission Unit is 1514 bytes with 54 bytes of overhead for headers, leaving 1460 bytes for data. It also identifies the demultiplexing keys and values that indicate higher layer protocols.

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Data Comm Assignment 4

The document discusses packet structure and overhead for Ethernet, IP, and TCP headers. It notes the Maximum Transmission Unit is 1514 bytes with 54 bytes of overhead for headers, leaving 1460 bytes for data. It also identifies the demultiplexing keys and values that indicate higher layer protocols.

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Packet Structure Drawing


Start of packet

IP header
IP payload

Step 4

The above picture indicates that the Maximum Transmission unit is 1514
bytes. The protocol overhead on each transmitted frame from the above for
the frame is 54 bytes. This comprises Ethernet header information (14
bytes), IP headers (20 bytes) and TCP headers (20 bytes). Hence the Length
should leave 1460 bytes for data.

Step 5:
1. Which Ethernet header field is the demultiplexing key that tells it the
next higher layer is IP? What value is used in this field to indicate IP?
Answer. The demultiplexing key for Ethernet is the Type field. It holds
0x800 when the higher layer is IP.
2. Which IP header field is the demultiplexing key that tells it the next
higher layer is TCP? What value is used in this field to indicate TCP?
Answer: The demultiplexing key for IP is the Protocol field. It has value
6 when the higher layer is TCP.

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