What Is the Transport Layer?
We finished the application layer, and now we'll study the transport layer.
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Key Responsibilities of the Transport Layer #
- Extends network to the applications: the transport layer takes messages from the network to applications. In other words, while the network layer (directly below the transport layer) transports messages from one end-system to another, the transport layer delivers the message to and from the relevant application on an end-system.