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title: "What are the differences between TCP and UDP in terms of OSI layers and reliability?"  
description: "What are the differences between TCP and UDP in terms of OSI layers and reliability?"  
author: "Jk Malhotra"  
published: 2025-11-06  
updated: 2025-11-07  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116081/what-are-the-differences-between-tcp-and-udp-in-terms-of-osi-layers-and-reliability  
category: "networking"  
tags: ["networking", "network-security"]  

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# What are the differences between TCP and UDP in terms of OSI layers and reliability?


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