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Data Link Layer PDF
Data Link Layer PDF
Relates to Lab 2.
This module covers data link layer issues, such as local area networks
(LANs) and point-t o-point links, Ethernet, and the Point-to-Point Protocol
(PPP).
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Data Link Layer
Network Network
Layer Layer
Data Link Data Link
Layer Layer
Physical Physical
Layer Layer
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Local Area Networks
Control
Layer
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IEEE 802 Standards
Ethernet
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Bus Topology
Ethernet
Star Topology
Hub
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5
Ethernet Hubs vs. Ethernet Switches
Hub Switch
CSMA/CD CSMA/CD CSMA/CD CSMA/CD
HighSpeed
Backplane
CSMA/CD CSMA/CD CSMA/CD CSMA/CD
Input Output
Buffers Buffers
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Ethernet II, DIX Encapsulation (RFC 894)
802.3 MAC
destination source
type data CRC
address address
6 6 2 46-1500 4
0800 IP datagram
2 38-1492
2 28 10
2 28 10
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6 6 2 1 1 1 3 2 38-1492 4
- Ctrl: set to 3
2 28 10
- org code: set to 0
- type field identifies the content of the 0835 RARP request/reply PAD
data field 2 28 10
- CRC: cylic redundancy check
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Point-to-Point (serial) links
Dial-Up Access
• Here, IP hosts and routers are
connected by a serial cable
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8
PPP - IP encapsulation
• The frame format of PPP is similar to HDLC and the 802.2 LLC frame
format:
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9
PPP Support protocols
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Switched networks
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Switched networks
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