Are packets sent inside frames, or are frames inside packets?
The key here is to fully understand the OSI Model. Depending on the Layer we are talking about, the naming and...
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contents of a so-called 'packet' or 'frame' changes.
Beginning from the application Layer (Layer 7), and up to Layer 5, the constructed data is called a "segment". As it moves down the OSI Model to the next Layer (4) it is called a "datagram". On the next Layer (3) we call it a packet and on the final Layer (2) it is called a "frame".
So, a frame contains packets, packets contain datagram's and datagram's contain segments!
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