Name of PDU (protocol data unit) @ different layer :-
Layer |
PDU Name |
Application |
Message |
Transport |
Segment(TCP),Datagram(UDP) |
Network |
Datagram(IP) |
DLL |
Frame |
Physical |
stream of bits |
Segment: If the transport protocol is TCP, the unit of data sent from TCP to network layer is called Segment.
Datagram: This is used in 2 layers. If the network protocol is IP, the unit of data is called Datagram. At transport layer, if protocol is UDP, we use datagram there as well. Hence, we differentiate them asUDP Datagram, IP Datagram.
Frame: Physical layer representation.
Packet: It is a more generic term used either transport layer or network layer.TCP Packet, UDP Packet, IP Packet etc. I have not seen it to represent Physical layer data units.
Fragment: When a unit of data is chopped up by a protocol to fit the MTU size, the resultant unit of data is called Fragments.