Sliding window protocols

Sliding Window Protocols are a set of flow control mechanisms used in the Data Link Layer (and sometimes Transport Layer) to efficiently manage data transmission between sender and receiver. Unlike…

Stop-and-Wait Protocol

The Stop-and-Wait Protocol is one of the simplest and most fundamental protocols used in data communication to ensure reliable data transmission between two devices, typically a sender and a receiver.…

Virtual LANs (VLANs)

Virtual LANs (VLANs) are a network segmentation technique that enables the creation of logically segmented networks within a physical network. A VLAN is a logical group of devices that can…

Ethernet Protocol

Ethernet is a widely used LAN (Local Area Network) technology that specifies how data packets are formatted and transmitted over a network. Initially developed by Xerox Corporation in the 1970s…

Transport Layer

The Transport Layer is the fourth layer in the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model, situated between the Network Layer and the Session Layer. Its primary role is to provide reliable…

Network Layer

The Network Layer is the third layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model, positioned above the Data Link Layer and below the Transport Layer. Its primary function is to…