4.Why is UDP needed? Why can’t a user program directly access IP?

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2006-10-26 12:03:43 · 3 answers · asked by yoyo 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

UDP and IP are on different levels of the OSI stack and corresponds to other protocols like TCP and ICMP.

2006-10-26 12:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by sjj571 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

UDP is faster and some program use UDP only like Photoshop or streamed stuff...

2006-10-26 12:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by Bruce__MA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I actually have no idea what any of this means. The phrase 'reinventing the wheel' springs to mind.

2006-10-26 12:31:55 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋