IP

Question 1

What is the task of the internet protocol?

Answer 1

Task of delivering packets from the source host to the destination host solely based on the IP addresses in the packet headers.

Question 2

What are two things that IP defines?

Answer 2

1. Packet structures that encapsulate the data to be delivered.
2. Addressing methods used to label the datagram with source and destination information.

Question 3

What are three things IP is responsible for?

Answer 3

1. Addressing host interfaces.
2. Encapsulating data into datagrams.
3. Routing datagrams from a source host interface to a destination host interface across one or more IP networks.

Question 4

What is a datagram?

Answer 4

A basic transfer unit associated with packet-switched networks.

Question 5

How are datagrams typically structured?

Answer 5

With header and payload sections.

Question 6

What is in the datagram header?

Answer 6

Source IP address, destination IP address, and other metadata needed for routing and delivery.

Question 7

What is IP addressing?

Answer 7

Assignment of IP addresses and associated parameters to host interfaces.