A Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is a unit of data specified in a protocol of a given layer of the OSI model. Each layer has its own PDU: at the Application layer, it's called a message; at the Transport layer, it's a segment (or datagram in UDP); at the Network layer, it's a packet; at the Data Link layer, it's a frame; and at the Physical layer, it's a bit or symbol. These PDUs help in managing and encapsulating data as it traverses through the layers of the OSI model.
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