January 2021
Beginner
565 pages
19h 27m
English
Content preview from Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition
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Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 Frame Formats
Ethernet was originally designed as a method to send and receive data packets using a common shared medium. All of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802 LAN standards define a 6-byte, or 48-bit, MAC address. This address uniquely identifies each NIC and is burned into the Ethernet chip on the board. (Most manufacturers now build Ethernet interfaces directly into PC motherboards, eliminating the need for installation of a separate network card.)
It is possible for one computer or device to have more than one NIC. This is true when virtual machines are installed in the same physical workstation. The ability to host more than one NIC allows hosts and devices to be associated with ...