diff --git a/1.txt b/1.txt index 8631e96..d12669a 100644 --- a/1.txt +++ b/1.txt @@ -116,3 +116,57 @@ to it as well. Specifically, it adds a header (which is inserted before the pack INSERT IMAGE HERE The header consists of four fields: +Frame Start - This field indicates the start of a frame (a frame is really just a grouping of bits). +Addresses - This field contains the source and destination MAC addresses. +Type - This identifies the layer 3 protocol that the data uses (more on this later). +Control - This field contains information that's used for flow control, essentially determining the priority of the packet. + +The trailer consists of two fields: +Error detection - This field contains a checksum (a mathematical hash) of the data in the frame. This can be used to ensure that the data wasn't corrupted on the way. +Frame stop - This field indicates the end of the frame. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +