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In the MAC acronym what do the words Media, Access and Control refer to independently?
I am not a native English speaker and I know what MAC addresses are and how are they used in networks.
However what I do not understand is where this words came from independently.
What does Media ...
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Why is local network communication handled differently to inter-network communication in the OSI model?
Looking at a Stack Overflow question - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13006949/what-is-the-difference-between-the-data-link-layer-and-link-layer - one of the answers says that the data link layer,...
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Regarding Encapsulation in OSI layer
The term encapsulation generally signifies the below in terms of OSI model as described clearly here
"Each “function” (broadly speaking) encapsulates the layer(s) above it. The network layer ...
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What are the most common technologies that the IPv4 or IPv6 run on top of BESIDES the ethernet protocol?
I recently found out that lots of different types of devices have a MAC address not just ethernet devices. I was thinking that it is possible for Internet protocol to run over many other types of ...
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Do Bluetooth Devices have MAC address with the same specification as the MAC addresses of the Ethernet and Wi-Fi Network cards?
I recently found out that ZigBee devices have MAC addresses.
ZigBee is more related to Bluetooth from what I know rather than Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Do Bluetooth devices such as phones, headphones, ...
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What is persistent connection and session
There is one thing I still cannot understand is persistent connection and sessions.
I will explain how I understand all network stuff.
Physical layer . This is just voltage levels going through ...
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