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Anatomy of a UDP Datagram

The whole UDP header is just four fields and eight bytes. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 6 minutes in all.

  • Chapter 14 of 31
  • About 6 minutes
  • 6 sections

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The first drawn page of Anatomy of a UDP Datagram: The datagram = header + data
The chapter's first page: The datagram = header + data

In this chapter

  • The datagram = header + data
  • Field 1: Source Port
  • Field 2: Destination Port
  • Field 3: Length
  • Field 4: Checksum
  • Eight bytes, that’s it

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