In this tutorial, we’ll present the most used data units in networks, namely the packet, fragment, frame, datagram, and segment. In each network, there is a maximum size of the data to be transmitted called the MTU (Maximum Transmitted Unit) A frame contains more information about the transmitted message than a packet.

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1. Overview2. Packet3. Fragment4. Frame5. Datagram6. Segment7. Conclusion

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