02 Protocolarchitecture 2
02 Protocolarchitecture 2
02 Protocolarchitecture 2
Networks and
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Need For Protocol Architecture
• The data link layer is responsible for moving frames from one
hop(node)to the next
• It adds a header to the frame to define the sender and the
receiver of the frame.
• Using physical address(MAC) : the local address of a node
as defined by its LAN pr WAN.
• concerned with issues like:
-Flow control
-Error control
Data link Layer
its IP address
• each application on a (multi-tasking) host needs a unique