What is a packet diagram
A packet diagram is a visual representation used to show the structure and content of a network packet, which is the basic unit of data transmitted over a network.
Applications
Packet diagrams are especially useful for developers, network engineers, educators, and students who need to represent the structure of network packets in a clear and concise way.
Example
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---
title: "TCP Packet"
---
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0-15: "Source Port"
16-31: "Destination Port"
32-63: "Sequence Number"
64-95: "Acknowledgment Number"
96-99: "Data Offset"
100-105: "Reserved"
106: "URG"
107: "ACK"
108: "PSH"
109: "RST"
110: "SYN"
111: "FIN"
112-127: "Window"
128-143: "Checksum"
144-159: "Urgent Pointer"
160-191: "(Options and Padding)"
192-255: "Data (variable length)"
Syntax details
- Range: after the title, each line represents a different field of the packet, and the range (for example 0-15) indicates the bit positions in the packet.
- Field comment: a short description of the content this field represents, enclosed in double quotes.
