connectionless network service

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connectionless network service (CLNS) A network in which each packet of information between a source and destination travels independently of any other packets. In practice, many networks are capable of operating in either a connectionless or a connection-oriented mode, and the choice of which approach is adopted rests as much with the designer of the protocols as with the actual hardware of the network. See also datagram.

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