Sending data to the network layer
framing
error control
flow control
addressing
link address
framing
error control
flow control
addressing
link address
The three main functions of the data link layer are to deal with transmission errors, regulate the flow of data, and provide a well-defined interface to the network layer.
Data Link – combines packets into bytes and bytes into frames. Each frame has a header and a trailer. A header contains the source and destination MAC address. A trailer contains the Frame Check Sequence field, used for errors detection. The Data Link layer is divided into two sublayers:
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