!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a [Communication Layers] and conceptual division of methods in the layered [architecture] of [protocols] in the [network] stack.


[{$pagename}] of the [Internet Protocol Suite] has the task of exchanging [datagrams] across network boundaries. 

[{$pagename}] provides a uniform networking interface that hides the actual topology (layout) of the underlying network connections. [{$pagename}] is also referred to as the layer that establishes internetworking.

[{$pagename}] defines the addressing and routing structures used for the [TCP]/[IP] protocol suite. The primary [protocol] in this scope is the [Internet Protocol], which defines [IP] addresses. 

[{$pagename}] function in routing is to transport [datagrams] to the next [IP] [router] that has the connectivity to a network closer to the final [payload] destination.

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