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media access control sublayer — See MAC sublayer … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
Media access control — The OSI model 7 Application layer 6 Presentation layer 5 Session layer 4 Transport layer 3 Network layer 2 … Wikipedia
Media Access Control — The Media Access Control (MAC) data communication protocol sub layer, also known as the Medium Access Control, is a sublayer of the Data Link Layer specified in the seven layer OSI model (layer 2). It provides addressing and channel access… … Wikipedia
MAC — or MAC may refer to:Computer science and telecommunications* Macintosh, an abbreviation of a brand of personal cool computers and computer operating systems made by Apple inc. * Media Access Control, sublayer of Data Link layer * MAC Address,… … Wikipedia
Physical Coding Sublayer — The Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) further helps to define physical layer specifications for Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.The Ethernet PCS sublayer is part of the Ethernet PHY layer. The hierarchy is as follows:* Data… … Wikipedia
Physical Medium Dependent — sublayers or PMDs further help to define physical layer specifications for Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. These sublayers define physical layer specifications in Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet transmissions. It is… … Wikipedia
Data link layer — The OSI model 7 Application layer 6 Presentation layer 5 Session layer 4 Transport layer 3 Network layer 2 … Wikipedia
Data Link Layer — The Data Link Layer is Layer 2 of the seven layer OSI model. It responds to service requests from the Network Layer and issues service requests to the Physical Layer.The Data Link Layer is the protocol layer which transfers data between adjacent… … Wikipedia
OSI model — 7. Application layer NNTP · SIP · SSI · DNS · FTP · Gopher · … Wikipedia
Resilient Packet Ring — (RPR), also known as IEEE 802.17, is a standard designed for the optimized transport of data traffic over optical fiber ring networks. Its design is to provide the resilience found in SONET/SDH networks (50ms protection) but instead of setting up … Wikipedia
