802.3 Ethernet MAC Layer Frame

• Destination Address Field

  • Address of destination device (receiver)

• Source Address Field

  • Address of source device (sender)

• 48-bit MAC Addresses

  • Must be unique
  • All NICs are sold with unique MAC addresses

Pre

SFD

DA

SA

Len

Data

PAD

FCS

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