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Difference between network layer delivery and transport layer delivery.
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Network Layer | Transport Layer |
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The main function of this layer is to deliver packets from source to destination across multiple networks. | Transport layer is responsible for source to destination delivery of the entire message. |
The relationship of the network layer to the data link and transport layer is given as below: | The relationship of the transport layer to the network layer and session layer is shown as below: |
It provides connection services, including network layer flow control, network layer error control and packet sequence control. | The transport layer can be either connectionless or connection oriented. |
It translates logical network address into physical machine address i.e the numbers used as destination IDs in the physical network cards. | It divides each message into the packets at the source and reassembles then at the destination. |