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User Datagram Protocol (UDP) – Overview

Definition:
UDP is a Transport Layer protocol in the Internet Protocol suite. It is unreliable,
connectionless, and does not require establishing a connection before data transfer.

Key Features:

1. Unreliable and Connectionless: No guaranteed delivery; suitable for applications where


speed is prioritized over reliability.

2. Low Overhead: Faster and consumes less bandwidth compared to TCP.

3. No Error or Flow Control: Relies on IP and ICMP for error reporting.

Advantages:

Minimal latency for real-time services like gaming, voice/video calls, and live conferences.

Efficient bandwidth usage as dropped packets are not retransmitted.

UDP Header Structure (8 Bytes):

1. Source Port (2 Bytes): Identifies the port number of the source.

2. Destination Port (2 Bytes): Identifies the port number of the destination.

3. Length (2 Bytes): Specifies the total length of the UDP packet (header + data).

4. Checksum (2 Bytes): Optional field for error checking (16-bit one's complement).

Applications:

1. Real-time applications (low latency): Gaming, VoIP, and live streaming.

2. Multicasting: Supports packet switching efficiently.


3. Routing protocols: RIP (Routing Information Protocol).

4. Other protocols: DNS, NTP, DHCP, TFTP, RTSP, and OSPF.

When to Use UDP:

1. Reduce computational overhead.

2. For multicast or broadcast data transfer.

3. For real-time multimedia applications where delays are intolerable.

Additional Notes:

UDP is faster as it attaches a minimal header to the data.

Application Layer tasks using UDP: Trace Route, Record Route, and Timestamp.

Removing the checksum field makes UDP a null protocol.

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