Length or Type:It is a 2-byte-long eld that denes either the length or type of data. The
Ethernet originally used this eld as a type eld to dene the total length of data in upper-layer
protocols, while the IEEE standard used it as the length eld to indicate total number of bytes in
data field
Data: This fieldcarries data arriving from upper-layer protocols. The amount of data stored in this
field can range between 46 and 1,500 bytes
CRC:It is a 4-byte-long fieldthat contains error detection information.In case of Ethernet
MAC frame, it is the CRC ...
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