IP datagram

IP datagram: The fundamental unit of information passed across any network utilizing Internet protocol. Note: An IP datagram contains source and destination addresses along with data and a number of fields that define such things as the length of the datagram, the header checksum, and flags that indicate whether the datagram can be (or has been) fragmented.

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