Data Link Control

• Framing
• Line Discipline
• Flow Control
• Error Control
 Framing
• Fixed Size Framing (e.g. ATM cells)
• Variable Size Framing
– In variable size framing we need to define the
start of the frame and end of the frame
• Character oriented approach
• Bit oriented approach
• Character Count
• Character Oriented Protocol
– Let data to be carried are 8 bit characters (ASCII)
– To separate one frame from the next, an 8 bit flag
is added at the beginning and at the end of the
frame

– The flag is made up of special characters

• Bit Oriented Protocols
Data Link Layer
ENQ/ACK
ENQ/ACK
Multipoint Discipline
Select
Poll
Stop and Wait
Sliding Window
Sender Sliding Window
Receiver Sliding Window
Sliding Window Example
Sender
Receiver
Damaged Frame
Lost Frame
Lost ACK
Damaged Frame
Lost Frame
Lost ACK
Selective Reject