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| | Networking: Datagrams, Transactions, Streams |
 | | Datagram protocols, such as IP, UDP, or DDP, are the simplest to use, and all other network protocols are layered on top of them. |
 | | Transaction protocols, such as ATP, are composed of sequenced datagrams, often called "requests" and "responses." A request packet is sent repeatedly to a remote host until he receives and acknowledges it by sending a response, adding simple reliablility to datagram protocols. |
 | | Datagrams are simple packets that carry data from one host to another. |
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