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Networking Essentials / Network foundations

Lesson 4 of 30

The TCP/IP model

Real networks use the simpler four-layer TCP/IP model: link, internet, transport and application.

Key points

  • Link: Ethernet, Wi-Fi
  • Internet: IP
  • Transport: TCP, UDP
  • Application: HTTP, DNS, SSH
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Quiz · +10 XP

Which protocol belongs to the transport layer?

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