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I think I've heard the term "packet" used to refer to the general category of thing that Ethernet frames, IP packets, and TCP segments are all examples of.
by ameliaquining 2y ago
I think I've heard the term "packet" used to refer to the general category of thing that Ethernet frames, IP packets, and TCP segments are all examples of.
- ooterness 2y agoColloquially, yes, they're all just packets unless I'm writing an RFC for the IETF. If I recall correctly, the formal term for the all-encompassing category is the "datagram". It's like who-vs-whom. Prescriptivists will try to tilt that windmill forever, descriptivists observe that most people just don't care.