Encapsulation

Question 1

MTU

Answer 1

Maximum Transmission Unit
(1500-1518 bytes of data)

Maximum size of data that will be transported across the ethernet

Question 2

Encapsulation

Answer 2

the process of enclosing data packets within a specific protocol header as they travel across a network

Question 3

Decapsulation

Answer 3

the process of removing the headers and trailers that were added to a data packet at the source or during its journey through the network.