Chapter 7

The Access Layer

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What is the process of encapsulation and Ethernet framing?

  • How can network communication be improved at the access layer?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

de-encapsulation

encapsulation

protocol data unit (PDU)

Introduction (7.0)

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