What Is a Datagram?

This section describes what is a datagram - An independent and self-contained message sent over the network whose arrival, arrival time, and content are not guaranteed.

Datagram: An independent and self-contained message sent over the network whose arrival, arrival time, and content are not guaranteed. This definition is copied from the Sun's Java tutorial document. A datagram should at least contain the following information:

Datagram Socket: A logical concept represents the contact point on the local system of a datagram communication link.

Internet Address: A unique number to identify each computer system on the Internet.

Port: A number representing an entry point of on a computer system on the Internet, where a two-way communication link can be established.

Local System: The computer system at this end of a communication link.

Remote System: The computer system at the other end of a two-way communication link.

A datagram communication link on the Internet involves:

The following diagram illustrates how application programs can use datagram socket send data to another computer system through a datagram communication link on the Internet:

Computer System I                                  Computer System II

         Datagram|Address a|  Internet  |Address b|Datagram
Sender<--->Socket|Port 1   |----------->|   Port 2|Socket<--->Receiver

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