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It handles Error Recovery, flow control (synchronization) and seqencing (which terminals are send and which are receiving).
It is Considered the "Media access control layer"
and is where MAC Addressing is defined.
Answer:
Data Link Layer
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Is the network media control the purpose of the Network Access layer?
Yes it is
What layer of the OSI model are the Media Access Control addresses part of?
Layer 2 data link layer
Synonym for a physical numeric address?
It called Media Access Control (MAC) layer address
What are two primary responsiblity of ethernet mac sublayer?
No, frame delimiting is a primary responsibility of the Logical Link Control sublayer of the Data Link Layer.. Data link layer exists of 2 sublayers; Media Acces control Sublayer (MAC) & Logical Link Control sublayer (LLC)
What is the purpose of the tcp ip network access layer?
With regard to the TCP/IP Network Model, the network access Layer is the lowest logical layer in the model and provides specifications for how data (bits) should move over the network.
What are the sublayers of the Data Link layer are as defined in the IEEE 802 standards?
Logical link control sublayer and media access control sublayer
Characteristics of a Mac address?
Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to most network adapters or network interface cards (NICs) by the manufacturer for identification, and used in the Media Access Control protocol sub-layer.
Which two functions of the OSI model occur at layer 2?
physical addressing media access control
What layer describes how hosts access the physical media?
Data Link Layer
IEEE has divided the Transport layer into two sublayers?
No. It is the Data Link layer that IEEE has divided into two sublayers. The Data Link layers are Logical Link Control and Media Access Control.
What is the expansion of MAC?
media access control
Which value would be considered the physical address for data that is sent across an Ethernet segment?
The MAC (Media Access Control) address.
