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A packet loses its logical IP addressing information but retains port number information as it moves up the protocol stack at the receiver during de-encapsulation. Between which two OSI layers does this transition occur?

A Between the Network layer (Layer 3) and the Transport layer (Layer 4)
B Between the Presentation layer (Layer 6) and the Application layer (Layer 7)
C Between the Physical layer (Layer 1) and the Data Link layer (Layer 2)
D Between the Transport layer (Layer 4) and the Session layer (Layer 5)
E Between the Data Link layer (Layer 2) and the Network layer (Layer 3)
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