CONNECTIONLESS PROTOCOL
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The data communication method in which communicationoccurs between hosts with no previous setup. Packets sentbetween two hosts may take different routes.UDP is a connectionless protocol. Also called packetswitching. Contrast circuit switching, connection-oriented.
By Denis Howe
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