As in the instance of the OSI Model Protocol 24O, TCP/IP Protocol 24T supports virtual paths through the Network 10 between, for example, Transmitting Nodes 18 and Receiving Nodes 20, and communications configurations such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Ethernet and Frame-Relay. [0101] Internet Protocol (IP) Layer 28J, in turn, represents a connectionless datagram protocol that defines standards f