transporter

n 1: a long truck for carrying motor vehicles

2: a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and

unloading ships

3: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

[syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyor belt}, {conveyer}, {conveyor}]

transport layer

(Or "host-host layer") The middle layer in the

{OSI} seven layer model. The transport layer determines how

to use the {network layer} to provide a virtual error-free,

point to point connection so that host A can send messages to

host B and they will arrive un-corrupted and in the correct

order. It establishes and dissolves connections between

hosts. It is used by the {session layer}.

An example transport layer {protocol} is {Transmission Control

Protocol} (TCP).

{OSI} documents: {ITU} Rec. X.214 (ISO 8072), ITU Rec. X.224

(ISO 8073).

(1997-12-07)