SSCP · Question #697
The IP header contains a protocol field. If this field contains the value of 17, what type of data is contained within the ip datagram?
The correct answer is C. UDP. If the protocol field has a value of 17 then it would indicate it was UDP. The following answers are incorrect answers: TCP. Is incorrect because the value for a TCP protocol would be 6. ICMP. Is incorrect because the value for an ICMP protocol would be 1. IGMP. Is incorrect…
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The IP header contains a protocol field. If this field contains the value of 17, what type of data is contained within the ip datagram?
Options
- ATCP.
- BICMP.
- CUDP.
- DIGMP.
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Explanation
If the protocol field has a value of 17 then it would indicate it was UDP. The following answers are incorrect answers: TCP. Is incorrect because the value for a TCP protocol would be 6. ICMP. Is incorrect because the value for an ICMP protocol would be 1. IGMP. Is incorrect because the value for an IGMP protocol would be 2. The protocol field of the IP packet dictates what protocol the IP packet is using. TCP=6, ICMP=1, UDP=17, IGMP=2
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