Stateless Communication
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        **What is Stateless Communication?**

        Stateless communication means each data packet is sent independently without establishing or maintaining a session or connection state.

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        **Why is Stateless Communication useful?**

        It reduces overhead and latency by not requiring connection setup or teardown, making it ideal for quick, simple data exchanges.

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        **How does Stateless Communication work?**

        Each packet contains all the necessary information for delivery, so the sender and receiver do not need to remember previous packets.

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        **Where is Stateless Communication used?**

        Common in protocols like UDP, used in DNS queries, streaming media, and online gaming where speed is prioritized over reliability.

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        **Which OSI layer does Stateless Communication belong to?**

        Stateless communication occurs at the **Transport Layer (Layer 4)** for protocols like UDP.

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        **Is Stateless Communication Windows specific?**

        No, stateless communication is a protocol design concept implemented across all major operating systems.

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        **Is Stateless Communication Linux specific?**

        No, it is universally supported and not dependent on any specific operating system.

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        **Which Transport Protocol uses Stateless Communication?**

        **UDP (User Datagram Protocol)** is the primary transport protocol that employs stateless communication.

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        **Is Stateless Communication used in client-server models?**

        Yes, stateless communication can be used in client-server models where each request is independent and no session state is maintained.

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        Topics in this section,

                * :ref:`Learnings in this section <Stateless_Communication_step1>`

                * :ref:`Terminology <Stateless_Communication_step2>`

                * :ref:`Version Info <Stateless_Communication_step3>`

                * :ref:`Stateless Communication Basic Setup on Ubuntu using IPv4 <Stateless_Communication_step18>`

                * :ref:`UDP Feature : Stateless Communication <Stateless_Communication_step4>`
                
                * :ref:`Reference links <Stateless_Communication_step17>`

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        * In this section, you are going to learn

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       * Terminology


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    .. tab-item:: Version Info
    
         * Version Info


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   .. tab-item:: Stateless Communication Basic Setup on Ubuntu using IPv4
       
      * setup

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   .. tab-item:: UDP Feature : Stateless Communication

        **Stateless Communication - Testcases**

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       * Reference links