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What Is Classic Ethernet MAC Sublayer Protocol

Classic Ethernet is the original form of Ethernet used in LANs that provides data rates between 3 to 10 Mbps. It operates in both the physical layer and MAC sublayer of the OSI model. Classic Ethernet frames can be either Ethernet (DIX) or IEEE 802.3 standard, with similar fields including preamble, destination/source addresses, type/length, data, padding, and CRC, though the standards differ slightly in preamble length and use of type vs length field. Classic Ethernet was first standardized in the 1980s as IEEE 802.3.

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What Is Classic Ethernet MAC Sublayer Protocol

Classic Ethernet is the original form of Ethernet used in LANs that provides data rates between 3 to 10 Mbps. It operates in both the physical layer and MAC sublayer of the OSI model. Classic Ethernet frames can be either Ethernet (DIX) or IEEE 802.3 standard, with similar fields including preamble, destination/source addresses, type/length, data, padding, and CRC, though the standards differ slightly in preamble length and use of type vs length field. Classic Ethernet was first standardized in the 1980s as IEEE 802.3.

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What is Classic Ethernet MAC Sublayer Protocol?

Classic Ethernet is the original form of Ethernet used primarily in LANs. It provides data rates between 3 to 10
Mbps.It operates both in the physical layer and in the MAC sublayer of the OSI model. In the physical layer, the
features of the cables and networks are considered. In MAC sublayer, the frame formats for the Ethernet data
frame are laid down.

Classic Ethernet was first standardized in 1980s as IEEE 802.3 standard.

Frame Format of Classic Ethernet


Classic Ethernet frames can be either of Ethernet (DIX) or of IEEE 802.3 standard. The frames of the two
standards are very similar except for one field. The main fields of a frame of classic Ethernet are −

Preamble − It is the starting field that provides alert and timing pulse for transmission. In case of
Ethernet (DIX) it is an 8 byte field and in case of IEEE 802.3 it is of 7 bytes.

Start of Frame Delimiter (SOF) − It is a 1 byte field in an IEEE 802.3 frame that contains an
alternating pattern of ones and zeros ending with two ones.

Destination Address − It is a 6 byte field containing physical address of destination stations.

Source Address − It is a 6 byte field containing the physical address of the sending station.

Type/Length − This is a 2 byte field. In case of Ethernet (DIX), the field is type that instructs the
receiver which process to give the frame to. In case of IEEE 802.3, the field is length that stores the
number of bytes in the data field.

Data − This is a variable sized field carries the data from the upper layers. The maximum size of data
field is 1500 bytes.

Padding − This is added to the data to bring its length to the minimum requirement of 46 bytes.

CRC − CRC stands for cyclic redundancy check. It contains the error detection information.

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