connection-oriented service Last modified: Wednesday, May 02, 2007
One of two techniques used in data communications to transfer data at the Transport Layer (Layer 4). A Connection-oriented service requires a session connection be established before any data can be sent with a direct physical connection between the sessions. This often considered to be a more reliable network service than the alternative, connectionless service.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about connection-oriented service . Also check out the following links! Connection-oriented and connectionless services  The two primary types of services which are made available by a particular network layer and which actually are also useful classifications for many non-technical types of service industries are known as connection-oriented and connectionless communication.	Networking Standards Networks connectionless service data datagram network networking OSI packet protocol session Transport Layer Security Give Us Your Feedback Shopping connection oriented service Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Books 1 Model Matches Firewalls 1 Model Matches