Data+Packets

A packet is a basic unit of communication over a digital network. A packet is also called a datagram, a segment, a block, a cell or a frame, depending on the protocol. When data has to be transmitted, it is broken down into similar structures of data, which are reassembled to the original data chunk once they reach their destination. The Data Packet is split up into 3 different packets: the sender IP, the destination IP and the Payload, which is the actual file being sent.