Explanation: The header in the exhibit belongs to the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which is a transport layer protocol that provides connectionless and unreliable data delivery. UDP header consists of four fields: Source Port, Destination Port, Length, and Checksum. The Source Port and Destination Port fields identify the endpoints of the communication, and are 16 bits each. The Length field specifies the total length of the UDP datagram, including the header and the data, and is also 16 bits. The Checksum field is used to verify the integrity of the UDP datagram, and is optional in IPv4 but mandatory in IPv6. The Checksum field is also 16 bits.
The other options are incorrect because:
B. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is another transport layer protocol that provides connection-oriented and reliable data delivery. TCP header has more fields than UDP header, such as Sequence Number, Acknowledgment Number, Window Size, etc. TCP header is at least 20 bytes long, while UDP header is only 8 bytes long.
C. 802.11 Wi-Fi is a set of standards for wireless local area networks (WLANs). 802.11 Wi-Fi header is different from UDP header, as it contains fields such as Frame Control, Duration, Address 1, Address 2, Address 3, etc. 802.11 Wi-Fi header is at least 24 bytes long, while UDP header is only 8 bytes long.
D. Ethernet Protocol is a data link layer protocol that defines the physical and logical characteristics of a wired network. Ethernet header is different from UDP header, as it contains fields such as Destination MAC Address, Source MAC Address, EtherType, etc. Ethernet header is 14 bytes long, while UDP header is 8 bytes long.
E. Internet Protocol (IP) is a network layer protocol that provides logical addressing and routing for data packets. IP header is different from UDP header, as it contains fields such as Version, Internet Header Length, Type of Service, Total Length, Identification, Flags, Fragment Offset, Time to Live, Protocol, Header Checksum, Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, etc. IP header is at least 20 bytes long, while UDP header is 8 bytes long. References:
- Aruba Certified Network Technician (ACNT) | HPE Aruba Networking
- User Datagram Protocol - Wikipedia
- Transmission Control Protocol - Wikipedia
- IEEE 802.11 - Wikipedia
- Ethernet frame - Wikipedia
- [IP header - Wikipedia]