Which layer of the OSI reference model uses the hardware address of a device to ensure message delivery to the proper host on a LAN?
A.
physical
B.
data link
C.
network
D.
transport
Which layer of the OSI reference model uses the hardware address of a device to ensure message delivery to the proper host on a LAN?
Which layer of the OSI reference model uses the hardware address of a device to ensure message delivery to the proper host on a LAN?
The hardware address of a device or the Media Access Control (MAC) address is added in the Data Link layer. An Ethernet MAC address is a 48-bit binary value expressed as 12 hexadecimal digits (for example: 00:15:A4:CB:03:CA).