Known as a "layer 2 protocol," the data link protocol is responsible for ensuring that the bits and bytes received are identical to the bits and bytes sent. For example, in a local network ...

Internet protocol (IP) packets are handed over to a data link layer protocol, for the physical transmission to the next node in the network path. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

A couple posts ago, we talked about Layer 1 of the OSI Model — the Physical Layer. Today, we’ll start our climb up the Model with a visit to Layer 2, the Data Link Layer. The Data Link Layer ...

Whether it’s wired or wireless, most data ... access protocol (IMAP), post office protocol (POP), simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), Telnet, and terminal emulation. • Layer 6 ...

The Internet encryption protocol TLS – short for Transport Layer Security – is being fundamentally ... called TLS-RSA. To put it in simple terms: the webshop server sends a letter box to ...