Datalink Layer0 Comments

By pradip
Posted on 27 Jul 2008 at 1:45pm

It is the Layer two, the second lowest layer in the OSI seven-layer model.It controls the transfer of information between nodes over the Physical layer.it splits data into frames for sending on the physical layer.

  • It uniquely identifies each device in the Network.
  • It translates data from Network Layer into bits for the Physical
    layer to transmit.
  • It formats the messages into Data Frames
  • Adds a customized header containing Source and Destination
    hardware address

Devices that works at this layer are
-LAN Card
-Switches
-Bridges etc.

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