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Primarily in the Physical (first) layer to be the transciever for the Line, but many cards
these days also have acceleration and cache MAC-IP addresses and and speed up
ARP requests and translation to IP Addresses which are at the Link (second) Level.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoNICs are one of the few devices that belong to more than one layer of the OSI model. They belong to the physical layer (layer 1) because of the physical connections, and layer 2 (Data Link) because they contain a MAC address and create frames before transmission.
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∙ 14y agoA NIC belongs to both the physical layer and the data link layer.
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How do the layers of the OSI model correlate to the layers of the OSI model?
OSI
Which layer of the OSI model are layers capabale of functioning?
The OSI Model stands for Open Systems Interconnection. The answer to the question which layer of the OSI model are layers capable of functioning is at all layers.
How many layer the Internet model consists of?
There are seven layers in OSI model.
In which two layers of the osi model do NIC's belong?
NIC's can perform in the Data Link Layer of the OSI model. However, they can also perform services in the Physical Layer.(Network+ Guide to Networking Answer)Physical and Data Link layers
What are the top and bottom osi model layers called?
application -top of osi model physical- bottom of osi model
The OSI model has only five layers?
The OSI Model has 7 layers. Application Presentation Session Transport Network Data Link Physical
Role of osi model?
The OSI model acts as a standard in design of computer networks. It consists of total seven layers.
What layers of the OSI model does the NIC operate?
The NIC operates on Layer 2 (Data Link Layer) of the OSI Model.
What types of layers are used in connection of two computers?
The seven layers of the OSI model.
Which one uses the greatest no of layers in the OSI model?
Router
Which uses the greatest number of layers in the osi model?
bridge
Which layers of the OSI model are involved in data encapsulation?
none
