Last Updated on January 13, 2019 by Admin
What is a role of the Logical Link Control sublayer?
- to provide access to various Layer 1 network technologies
- to provide data link layer addressing
- to define the media access processes performed by network hardware
- to mark frames to identify the network layer protocol being carried
Explanation:
There are two data link sublayers, MAC and LLC. The LLC sublayer is responsible for communicating with the network layer and for tagging frames to identify what Layer 3 protocol is encapsulated.