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N10-005 · Question #818

Which of the following protocols occurs at Layer 4 of the OSI model?

The correct answer is D. UDP. UDP is a connectionless Transport layer protocol that operates at Layer 4 of the OSI model. The other choices operate at different OSI layers.

Networking concepts

Question

Which of the following protocols occurs at Layer 4 of the OSI model?

Options

  • AISDN
  • BIPX
  • CGRE
  • DUDP

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    89% (24)

Why each option

UDP is a connectionless Transport layer protocol that operates at Layer 4 of the OSI model. The other choices operate at different OSI layers.

AISDN

ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) spans Layers 1-3, functioning as a Physical and Data Link layer WAN technology, not a Layer 4 protocol.

BIPX

IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange) is a Layer 3 Network layer protocol used in Novell NetWare environments for logical addressing and routing.

CGRE

GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) is a Layer 3 tunneling protocol that encapsulates packets for transport across IP networks, not a Layer 4 protocol.

DUDPCorrect

UDP (User Datagram Protocol) operates at Layer 4 (Transport layer) of the OSI model. It provides connectionless, best-effort delivery of datagrams without establishing a session, making it a core Layer 4 protocol alongside TCP.

Concept tested: OSI Layer 4 transport protocol identification

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/network-subsystem/net-sub-performance-tuning-overview

Topics

#OSI model#Transport layer#UDP#Layer 4

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