The TCP/IP header Layout In the TCP/IP, every packet header contains some important information. The main information is:  IP source address.  IP destination address.  Protocol (whether the packet is a TCP, UDP, or ICMP packet).  TCP or UDP source port.  TCP or UDP destination port.  ICMP message type.

The TCP/IP header Layout In the TCP/IP, every packet header contains some important information. The main information is:  IP source address.  IP destination address.  Protocol (whether the packet is a TCP, UDP, or ICMP packet).  TCP or UDP source port.  TCP or UDP destination port.  ICMP message type.

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Communication security has become the keynote of the "e" world. Industries like eComm, eGov were built on the technology of computer networks. Those industries cannot afford security breaches. This paper presents a methodology of securing computer communication based on identifying typical communication behavior of each system user based on the dom...

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... TCP/IP header consists of several fields, each of which has a specific function in data communication. The layout of the TCP/IP header is presented in figure 1. An important field in TCP/IP header is protocol identifier field [29]. ...