| The User Data
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| n | UDP
is much simpler protocol than TCP |
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| n | It is
designed to transport individual datagrams (no sequence numbers) |
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| n | No
acknowledgment |
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| n | It is
used when high reliability is not needed |
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| n | The
most common use is by protocols that handle name lookups |
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| n | Checksum
is optional |
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