Five Steps of Data Encapsulation: TCP/IP

Five Steps of Data Encapsulation: TCP/IP

1. Step 1. Create and encapsulate the application data with any required application layer headers.

   • Step 2. Encapsulate the data supplied by the application layer inside a transport layer header.
     • Step 3. Encapsulate the data supplied by the transport layer inside a network layer (IP) header.
       • Step 4. Encapsulate the data supplied by the network layer inside a data link layer header and trailer.
         • Step 5. Transmit the bits. The physical layer encodes a signal onto the medium to transmit the frame.