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Definition - What Does Mean?: Datagram

A datagram is a small unit of data transmission used in connectionless protocols like UDP that does not guarantee delivery or preserve ordering. It contains source and destination addresses and can be divided into smaller pieces for transmission through intermediary routers to its destination without a predefined route. Successful delivery relies on application software and each datagram supports up to 65,535 bytes of data.

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Definition - What Does Mean?: Datagram

A datagram is a small unit of data transmission used in connectionless protocols like UDP that does not guarantee delivery or preserve ordering. It contains source and destination addresses and can be divided into smaller pieces for transmission through intermediary routers to its destination without a predefined route. Successful delivery relies on application software and each datagram supports up to 65,535 bytes of data.

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Definition - What does Datagram mean?

A datagram is a unit of transfer assoicated with networking. A datagram has the following
characteristics:

 Data is transmitted from source to destination without guarantee of delivery


 Data is frequently divided into smaller pieces and transmitted without a defined route
or guaranteed order of delivery

Techopedia explains Datagram
A datagram is primarily used for wireless communication and is self-contained with source
and destination addresses written in the header. It is similar to a packet, which is a small
piece of data transmitted through a connectionless protocol; but a datagram cannot handle
prior or subsequent data communication.

Intermediary devices (e.g., routers) automatically lead a datagram to its final network
destination per the header’s specified address, i.e., a datagram does not follow a predefined
transmission route. Thus, the router does not require prior route information. In addition,
successful datagram delivery is facilitated through the destination system’s third-party
application software.

A datagram supports a maximum of 65,535 bytes at a time; thus, it is a very small amount of
data.

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