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TCP/IP structure question NeoNoko!ZqTjKbkX4o 11/02/25(Fri)03:31 No. 77

so i've been reading up on the 6 layer model of TCP/IP... i think I understand what the individual layers do, but i'm confused about how they work together. is it the case that when a connection is made over TCP/IP, the transport layer sends a query which is translated by the internet layer into the network layer, and then the reverse happens with the SYN packets etc, this time going all the way up to the application layer?

might have this entirely wrong; sorry if this is the wrong place to post this btw

>>	NeoNoko!ZqTjKbkX4o 11/02/25(Fri)03:37 No. 78 sorry, this should be in Tech. movinh

Anonymous 11/04/06(Wed)17:24 No. 87

They are a hivemind. Each layer operates independantly for a common goal.

Some layers do interact, mainly for routing reasons. Layers 2 and 3 do the most of this, as for each packet the layer 2 data is created and destroyed at each switch, guided by the routing tables of layer 3 for selecting which route is used to reach the next router along the way.

Layers 4 and up are much less isolated, as they are closer to the software itself and often are implemented in the application rather than in the infrastructure of the internet.

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