1. Stream Orientation: Stream delivery service on destination passes to the receiver exact same sequence of bytes that the sender passes it to the source.
2. Virtual Circuit Connection: Protocol softwares on both the ends communicate by verifying that the transfer is authorized and both sides are ready. Once all details have been settled, the protocol modules inform the application programs that the connection has been established and that transfer can begin.
3. Buffered transfer : When transferring data, each application uses whatever size pieces it finds convenient, which can be as small as a single octet.
4. Unstructured stream : Application programs using the stream service must understand stream content and agree on stream format before they initiate a connection.
5. Full duplex connection : A full duplex connection consists of two independent streams flowing in opposite directions, with no apparent interaction. The advantage of a full duplex connection is that the underlying protocol software can send control information for one stream back to the source in datagrams carrying data in the opposite direction. Such piggybacking reduces network traffic.
2. Virtual Circuit Connection: Protocol softwares on both the ends communicate by verifying that the transfer is authorized and both sides are ready. Once all details have been settled, the protocol modules inform the application programs that the connection has been established and that transfer can begin.
3. Buffered transfer : When transferring data, each application uses whatever size pieces it finds convenient, which can be as small as a single octet.
4. Unstructured stream : Application programs using the stream service must understand stream content and agree on stream format before they initiate a connection.
5. Full duplex connection : A full duplex connection consists of two independent streams flowing in opposite directions, with no apparent interaction. The advantage of a full duplex connection is that the underlying protocol software can send control information for one stream back to the source in datagrams carrying data in the opposite direction. Such piggybacking reduces network traffic.
