Computer Networking
What is the name given to the exchange of control signals which is necessary for establishing a connection between a modem and a computer at one end of a line and another modem and computer at the other end?
provides communication between the Internet Protocol Software on one machine and the Internet Protocol Software on another
reports error conditions to the original source, the source must relate errors to individual application programs and take action to correct the problem
allows gateways to send error a control messages to other gateways or hosts