Remember the differences between MAC and Network-layer addresses. You should know that MAC addresses are assigned to a physical device’s interface. Network addresses are assigned by a protocol running on the device.
Key Terms and Concepts
burned-in address (BIA)
The address burned into the ROM on a NIC.
flow control
A way of controlling the speed of data from a sending device to a receiving device.
MAC address
This is the address that is assigned to the local NIC. It is burned into the ROM on the
NIC, and the address is unique to any other NIC
Related posts:
- Data link and Network Addresses
- MAC Addresses Exams Point
- Network Addressing Exams Points
- Flow Control in Networking
- Function of the MAC Address
- Five Conversion Steps of Data Encapsulation Points
- Virtual LANs Exams Points
- OSI Network layer Exam Points
- TCP-IP Network-layer protocol Exam Points
- Configure IP addresses Exams Points
