Known as a "layer 2 protocol," the data link protocol is responsible for ensuring that the bits and bytes received are identical to the bits and bytes sent. For example, in a local network ...

For many years, protocols above the data link layer of the OSI model were ?standard protocols? only within the product offerings of a particular vendor. Examples included IBM?s SNA (Systems Network ...

The FISes and their function are defined in Chapter 11, Transport Layer Frames and Data Structures. The Link layer protocol relies on the dual unidirectional communication scheme that is used in ...

Internet protocol (IP) packets are handed over to a data link layer protocol, for the physical transmission to the next node in the network path. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Multi-layer Security Ethernet has been the preferred data link layer for Internet Protocol (IP) communication for some time and with the emergence of Deterministic Ethernet, any IP-based application ...

Polybus offers a family of InfiniBand Link Layer Cores ranging from a Single Data Rate 4X core (10GBit/Second) to a Quad Data Rate 8X core (80GBit/second). All Link Layer cores are available for both ...

or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). HTTPS can authenticate the visited website and protect the privacy of any data exchanged between the user and the website. Transmission Control Protocol ...