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The hard-coded address of the physical layer device that is attached to the network. All network interface controllers must have a hard-coded and unique MAC address. The MAC address is 48 bits long.
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A media-specific access control protocol within IEEE 802 specifications; currently includes variations for Token Ring, token bus, and CSMA/CD; the lower sublayer of the IEEE's link layer (OSI), which complements the Logical Link Control (LLC).
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A sub-layer of the Data Link Layer (Level Two) of the ISO OSI Model responsible for media control.
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A sublayer, as defined by the IEEE Project 802, of the Data Link networking layer. This sublayer communicates directly with the network adapter card and is responsible for delivering error-free data between two computers on the network.
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A unique 48-bit number used in Ethernet data packets to identify an Ethernet device, such as the base station.
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On a network, the MAC (Media Access Control) address is your computer's unique hardware number. The MAC address is used by the Media Access Control sublayer of the Data-Link Control (DLC) layer of telecommunication protocols. There is a different MAC sublayer for each physical device type. The Data-Link Layer is the protocol layer in a program that handles the moving of data in and out across a physical link in a network.
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Controls the way multiple devices are accessed, both by the computer controlling them and outside devices.
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A data link sublayer that is complementary to the LLC in the Ethernet communications model. The MAC is responsible for controlling media access (using CSMA/CD) and interfaces with the physical layer (PHY). See also CSMA/CD.
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An element of data-link layer protocol that provides compatibility with the NIC used by the physical layer. A network card address is often called a MAC address.
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According to the IEEE 802 family of standards Media Access Control (MAC) is the lower sublayer of the OSI data link layer, the interface between a node's Logical Link Control and the network's physical layer. The MAC differs for the various physical media (such as Ethernet, token ring, WLAN).
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