MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL


Meaning of MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL in English

< networking > (MAC) The lower sublayer of the OSI data link layer . The interface between a node 's Logical Link Control and the network's physical layer . The MAC differs for various physical media.

See also MAC Address , Ethernet , token ring .

[What does it do? Examples? "Media" or "Medium"?]

(1996-01-29)

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