Important parts of a UDP packet:

  • Time to Live (TTL) - How long a packet should live on the network before being discarded.
  • Source port - A random (unused) port chosen by the sender.
  • Destination port - The port on the receiving end, which normally is determined by the application being used.
  • Source address - “From” IP address.
  • Destination address - “To” IP address.
  • Data - The, well, data.