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The data link layer
The data link layer is responsible for moving data within a local area network. We will see the major functions provided at the data link layer – data transmission, error checking and resolving medium access conflicts. We will also see the two most common protocols families – Ethernet and WiFi and discuss why they came to be dominant.
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- Material Type:
- Tutorial
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- July 22, 2011
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- June 22, 2016
- Author:
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Larry Press,
CSUDH
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Larry Press
- Primary Audience:
- High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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- Language:
- English
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