Sunday, February 13, 2011

Internet Network

This is the latest information letting you know, Ethernet - a data link layer.

Ethernet is a popular data link layer used in many LANS. Ethernet is supported by a variety of physical layer implementations. Although the physical layer may vary, all Ethernet networks have common mechanism for transmission of data  between computers on the same network,including the following:Multi - access Ishared medium).

Every Ethernet interface has a unique 48 bit address (a.k.a.hardware address). Example;CO:B3:44:17:21:17. The broadcast address is all 1's. A broadcast is a message that is received by all end - systems on network.

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