LLC layer uses CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) to check frame errors at data link layer. This is more like providing a preview of a bigger picture to your friend that where he/ she is going wrong.

The Data Link Layer is one of my favorite layers of the OSI Model. Like a father who loves ALL of his children equally, but in different ways, I also love the other layers, but Layer 2 will always ...

In the enterprise, data link protocols provide functions such as finding a path and managing parallel paths. In LANs, the most common kind of learning is finding a path through a set of network ...

The layers, and what they represent, are as follows: Layer 7: Application. The Application Layer in the OSI model is the layer that is the “closest to the end user”.

No matter what the data rate or distance of span, all of these links must be monitored and tested to ensure that both physical and data link layer functionality are within specification. Direct Attach ...

Data Link Layer Network Access Control using Physically Unclonable Functions Abstract: Network access control is generally seen as the first line of defense in network security. Being capable of ...