UDP

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UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a lightweight, connectionless transport-layer protocol used on the Internet for fast, low-overhead data transmission without guaranteed delivery or ordering.

Aliases (2)

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet protocol
communication protocol
transport layer protocol
abbreviationOf User Datagram Protocol
belongsTo Internet protocol suite
checksumSupport mandatory checksum in IPv6
optional checksum in IPv4
comparedTo TCP
congestionControl no congestion control
connectionEstablishment no handshake
connectionModel connectionless
definedIn RFC 768
deliveryGuarantee unreliable
designGoal fast transmission
low overhead
simple multiplexing
dynamicPortRange 49152-65535
errorRecovery no retransmission
field checksum
destination port
length
source port
firstStandardized 1980
flowControl no flow control
fullName User Datagram Protocol
headerSize 8 bytes
layer transport layer
orderingGuarantee no ordering guarantee
OSIEquivalentLayer Layer 4
overheadComparedToTCP lower overhead
portRange 0-65535
protocolNumber 17
registeredPortRange 1024-49151
reliabilityComparedToTCP less reliable
runsOn IPv4
IPv6
standardizedBy IETF
supports broadcast
multicast
unicast
usedBy DHCP
DNS
QUIC
RTP
SNMP
TFTP
VoIP
usedFor online gaming
real-time applications
simple query-response protocols
streaming media
uses IP
wellKnownPortRange 0-1023


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