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packet header

A group of fields in a network packet that describes its content, all required destination addresses to reach its target, and all source information necessary to allow a response to come back. See packet and header.

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Internet Protocol version 6
layer 1
layer 3 switch
Multiprotocol Label Switching
NAT
Network Address Translation
OSI model
packet over SONET
packet overhead
payload
Ping of Death
pod
protocol conversion
RSIP
Security Association ID

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