DataLinkControlLayer

FunctionsandProcedures

Introduction
DLCprotocolsprovidefunctionsandproceduresto
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implementapointtopointlogicalconnectionfor
reliableexchangeofinformation.
Inanetworkpathconsistingofmanylinksbetween
twocommunicatingnodes,problemonanylinkcould
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slowdownorevenhaltallcommunications.
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EachPDUmayrequireproperaddressingmechanism
understoodbythenextreceivingstationonthelink.
Ifthebitrateofinformationcomingtoanode
If th bit t f i f
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temporarilyincreasesbeyondtheoutgoinglink
capacitythendatacanbestoredinbuffers.
Theinformationhastobereliableandexchangedwith
themaximumexchangerateforagivenlinkcapacity
andbuffersizes.

DataLinkLayerFunctions
Actuallayer2protocolsmayhavelessormore
functionsthanthese,dependingonfactorssuch
as physical layer reliability higher layer protocols
asphysicallayerreliability,higherlayerprotocols
oreventheapplicationneeds.
AhighlyreliablePHYwillensurethedeliveryof
signalswithintegrityreducingerrorcontrol
dutiesofDLC.
Ahigherlayer(e.g.,Networklayer)mightcontrol
A higher layer (e g Network layer) might control
theflowofPDUstoDLCsothatthebuffersrarely
orneveroverflow.
Lastly,anapplicationmaynotrequireaveryhigh
accuracyfromthetransmitteddata,suchasin
human speech transmission
humanspeechtransmission.

DataLinkLayerFunctions(cont.)
Following
Followingarethegeneralfunctionsprovidedbydata
are the general functions provided by data
linklayer.
Synchronization:Theprocessoflocatingandidentifying
th b i i ( d di ) f d t (bl k).
thebeginning(andending)ofdata(block)
AddressingModes:TheDLCprotocolsmustprovideaway
toidentifyarecipientoragroupofrecipientsofaPDU.
Connectionsetupandtermination:handshakingand
connectiontermination.
ErrorControl:thecapabilityofdetectingandrecovering
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fromerrorsinthereceiveddata.
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FlowControl:proceduresimplementedtostopthe
transmitterfromoverwhelmingthereceiverwithdata.
LinkControlandTesting:tosuperviseandtestlink
conditionasapartoflogicalcircuitmaintenance.
Multiplexing

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