Networking: Data Link and Transport Layers, Cloud Computing Analysis

This report provides an overview of the data link and transport layers within the OSI model, detailing their functions and responsibilities in maintaining data flow and ensuring reliable communication. The data link layer is responsible for framing data, handling physical addressing, and controlling data access, while also addressing transmission errors. The transport layer provides services for server applications, enabling multiplexing and connection-oriented or connection-less communication. It uses protocols like UDP and TCP to ensure data integrity and control congestion. The report also discusses cloud computing, highlighting its benefits such as resource elasticity, cost reduction, and accessibility, along with its different deployment models (public, private, and hybrid) and service models (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS). The report references multiple sources to support the information provided.

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Data link layer
Data link layer is the second layer in the OSI model, it is responsible for maintain the flow of
data. A data link layer is responsible for coding the bits of data and framing it into different
layer. It is used to establish a connection between devices that are present on the same
network. It transfers the bit of data frames from physical layer to network layer and vice
versa. It offers a reliable way of communication by assuring that information remains secure.
While transmitting the data from one layer to another, it is encrypted so that only authorised
user access the data (Xu, Li, Li, Zhang & Muntean, 2015).
The basic functions of data link layer are controlling the flow and access of data. It is also
responsible for physical addressing and framing of data packets. Data link layer has few
issues associated with it, like it requires a traffic identifying mechanism so that flow of data
could be monitored. It offers a well-defined service interface on the network by dealing with
all the transmission errors (Lopacinski, Nolte, Buechner, Brzozowski & Kraemer, 2015).
Additionally, it can be said that data link layer is responsible for both logical link control and
media access control.

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(Source : https://masror.com/data-link-layer-osi-model/)
This layer is responsible for packing the data by encapsulating it into the frames. It also
maintains the synchronization of data at times of data transfer. Data link layer ensures flow
control by enabling the machines to exchange the information at high speed. Data link layers
transfers the frames from one layer to another it also prevent traffic jam.
Transport layer
Transport layer is used for server applications and allow access to information to user. It also
grants the access of multiplexing by allowing multiple users to access the information at the
same time (Rescorla, 2018). The service of transport layer is gained using datagram protocol.
The UDP packet of transport layer covers the address of source and destination. The UDP
packet also covers the checksum bit that is used to check whether the data is securely
transferred or not (Zhao, Sexton Park, Baure, Nino & So, 2015). If the checksum bit does not
match it can be found that some bugs have hit the system. Some of the functions that are
offered by transport layer are that it offers connection oriented communication by using
internet protocol and datagram protocol. In case of transport layer packets are not lost as they
are checked by using checksum bit that keeps an idea about arrival of packets from sender
and receiver.

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(Source: http://fiberbit.com.tw/transport-layer-in-osi-networking-model-system-2/)
Transport layer keep a track on congestion control by offering multiplexing and traffic
control. Transport layer is responsible for delivering the data from one place to other. It also
helps in finding out the address of the host machine (Ma, Huang, Wen, Green & Ho‐Baillie,
2016).
Transport layer is responsible for transmitting the information from one layer to other layer.
It ensures that data is delivered in a same sequence by offering end to end delivery. Transport
layer works on some protocols that are datagram protocol and transmission control protocol.
It offers a reliable communication between the hosts by making sure that data is delivered in
same sequence. It delivers data by checking that data are error free.
It offers multiplexing of data by delivering bits of data to multiple users so that services are
accessed easily across the network (Ma, Huang, Wen, Green & Ho‐Baillie, 2016). It is a
layered architecture so that host to host communication takes place. It offers a logical
communication between one process to another so that architecture is not an issue. It is
responsible for both connection oriented and connection less transmission.

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Cloud computing and mobile
Cloud computing is a general term that is used for delivering services over the internet. It
allows company to consume resources by using virtual machine. Cloud computing offer
various benefits like it offer self-service resources to manage the workload. It also eliminates
the need of IT provisions to manage the resources (Ali, Khan & Vasilakos, 2015). It helps in
increasing the elasticity by improving the demand. The resources are used pay per use by
enabling users to manage the workloads (Botta, De Donato, Persico & Pescapé, 2016).
Cloud computing make the resources available by the third party and it reduces the capital
cost and expenses of infrastructure. It increases the overall speed as resources are accessed by
a single click. The other benefit of using cloud computing is that requires less power and
poor storage. It allows user to access he resources from any geographical location. It has
eliminated the need of IT team as it allow easy access so that business goals can be received.
There are different cloud networks that are public, private and hybrid. Public networks are
handled by third party user and there is no fixed control of a single individual. Private
networks are handled by a particular person that is used to store personal data. Hybrid
network on the other hand is the combination of both public as well as private network and it
is handled by government authority (Almorsy, Grundy & Müller, 2016). Cloud computing
offers various advantage like monitoring of applications, collaboration of content,
communication, storage, finance and other queries. The working operations of multinational
organisations have shifted from traditional networks to cloud based networks. The cloud
based services are divided into three forms that are IaaS, PaaS and Saas. It allows easy ways
to expand the services so that storage instances get increased. Cloud computing saves the
overall time and cost by offering them resources that could be used without actually
downloading them on the system. Security remains the only concern for businesses while
storing files over the network (Botta, De Donato, Persico & Pescapé, 2016). From the

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research, it is found that cloud infrastructure relies on virtualization that means it offers
virtual software so that hardware’s can run over it.

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