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Internet Protocol (IP)
(I) A Internet Standard protocol (version 4 [R0791] and version 6
[R2460]) that moves datagrams (discrete sets of bits) from one
computer to another across an internetwork but does not provide
reliable delivery, flow control, sequencing, or other end-to-end
services that TCP provides. (See: IP address, TCP/IP.)
(C) In the OSIRM, IP would be located at the top of layer 3.
