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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Header Format

bit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Byte 0
Byte 1
Source Port Number
Byte 2
Byte 3
Destination Port Number
Byte 4
Byte 5
Byte 6
Byte 7
Sequence Number
Byte 8
Byte 9
Byte 10
Byte 11
Acknowledgement Number
Byte 12 Header Length  
Byte 13   URG ACK PSH RST SYN FIN
Byte 14
Byte 15
Window Size
Byte 16
Byte 17
TCP Checksum
Byte 18
Byte 19
Urgent Pointer

placement in the OSI model

Layer Name Protocols / Terms Devices that operate in this layer Addresses are called...
4 Transport TCP/UDP OS application protocols local addresses
3 Network IP, IPX, AppleTalk Routers Network Addresses
2 Datalink Ethernet, Token Ring, PPP, SLIP, HDLC Bridges, Switches, Repeaters, Hubs Datalink, or MAC* addresses
1 Physical Unshielded Twisted Pair, Shielded Twisted Pair, Coax, Twinax, Serial cable Modems, CSU/DSUs N/A (cables don't have addresses)
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