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What is The Data Link Layer?

Explore the data link layer's role in providing reliable hop-to-hop communication over physical links. Understand different data link types such as point-to-point, broadcast multi-access, and non-broadcast multi-access, along with concepts like MAC addressing and Ethernet.

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Responsibilities of The Data Link Layer

The data link layer receives packets from the network layer and deals with providing hop to hop communication ...