[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

user datagram protocol
     
         udp internet standard network layer,
        transport layer and session layer protocols which
        provide simple but unreliable datagram services.  udp is
        defined in std 6, rfc 768.  it adds a checksum and
        additional process-to-process addressing information to
        what?.  udp is a connectionless protocol which, like tcp,
        is layered on top of ip.
     
        udp neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a
        connection.  as a result it is lightweight and efficient, but
        all error processing and retransmission must be taken care of
        by the application program.
     
        unix manual page: udp4.
     
        postel, jon, user datagram protocol, rfc 768, network
        information center, sri international, menlo park, calif.,
        august 1980.
     
        1998-02-11
     
     
see also:
internet standard network layer transport layer session layer protocols 
unreliable datagram std 6 rfc 768 checksum 
connectionless protocol tcp ip application program unix manual page 

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